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The Nopah Range is a remote and exceptionally untouched wilderness of California’s Mojave Desert. The two highpoints, Nopah Peak and Nopah Range High Point are rarely visited though the range is highly prominent among the state’s mountains. Only hardcore, somewhat unhinged peakbaggers seem to make it out this way. Fortunately, this unhi...
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Spirit Mountain, Nevada is one of the most beautiful summits of a very mountainous state. The mountain is an isolated granite monolith that looms over the Mojave Desert and the Colorado River. Its altitude serves as a refuge from the scorching surrounding basins and hold profound cultural value among many local tribes. Though the summit...
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Pole Mountain is a high and prominent mountain overlooking the Sonoma Coast. It is a challenging but rewarding hike
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For years I’ve come to Keystone in July for an important work related trip. Every year I drive up from Denver and take Loveland Pass over the divide. There’s dozens of worthy mountains in the area. Grays Peak and Torreys Peak are the most prominent and well traveled. But there’s plenty of lesser climbed 13ers...
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With the closure Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway in September 2024 (for repairs/road upgrades) a normally congested 14er has become quite wild. Here’s an option for a wilderness hike of a Front Range favorite. I hiked Mount Blue Sky via the Chicago Lakes trail from Echo Lake Park in July 2025. Here’s some of my...
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
