Category: Travel

Day 4 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, East Twin Peak, my first YDS Class 4

The fourth day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. Given this was forecasted to the best day weather-wise throughout the entire week, I seized this opportunity and climbed East Twin Peak, which was my first YDS… Read More

Day 3 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, McHugh Peak

The third day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. Anticipating a more strenuous hike tomorrow, I picked a relatively easy hike of McHugh peak to get myself back in rhythm.

Day 2 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Salmon Run and Byron Galcier

The second day of my 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska. The weather forecast didn’t look good for today, so I turned to my rain-day plans, watched a late salmon run along Russian River and took a brief… Read More

Day 1 of 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska, Flattop and Flaketop Loop

The first day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. I chose a not-too-difficult hike of Flattop-Flaketop Loop to get myself conditioned for more thrilling trips to come.

Flights for 2025 Independence Day Trip to Alaska

I made a trip over Independence Day to Alaska. This post would be about the flights back and forth, which were filled with lots of drama but everything turned out fine in the end.

Hiking Franconia Ridge

Mid-June 2025, I headed out to hike Franconia Ridge Loop, arguably New Hampshire’s most iconic trail in the White Mountains.

Hiking Arethusa Falls and Frankenstein Cliff Loop

The first Sunday of June 2025, I headed to New Hampshire and hiked the loop trail of Arethusa Falls and Frankenstein Cliff.

Hiking Mt Major

A brief post about my hike to Mt Major in May 2025.

Hiking Jennings Peak in Winter

A brief post about my not-so-pleasant hike to Jennings Peak in February 2025.

Hiking Kearsarge North in Winter

A brief post about my hike to a snow-covered Kearsarge North in January 2025.