The first day of my 2025 Thanksgiving Trip to Tucson, I found myself wandering through the enchanting labyrinth of hoodoos at Chiricahua National Monument, where nature has sculpted the stone into an intricate forest of fantastical forms.
Late September 2025, I made a weekend trip to Seattle to visit some friends and nature. This post would be about the two day hikes that I embarked on, together with the flights back and forth.
A post about a September weekend spent in Burlington, Vermont, and my hike to Mt Mansfield, the tallest mountain in the state.
The fifth day of my 2025 Labor Day trip to California. After getting some rest the previous day, today I took on Matterhorn Peak that lay on the boundary of Yosemite National Park and Toiyabe National Forest.
The third day of my 2025 Labor Day trip to California. I joined some friends to climb Half Dome, the coveted crown jewel of Yosemite.
The first day of my 2025 Labor Day trip to California. I climbed Sawtooth Peak, an imposing and picturesque peak in Sequoia National Park.
Late August 2025, I headed to New Hampshire and hiked its popular Baldface Loop.
The seventh and final day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. After checking out of the Airbnb in Palmer, I decided to take a relatively short hike to Mt Baldy and Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks before my flights back home this evening.
The sixth day of my 2025 Independence Day trip to Alaska. I hiked to Gold Star Peak and Mt POW, a less demanding neighbor to the East Twin Peak which I climbed two days ago, with similar views of Mat-Su Valley and Eklutna Lake.
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 class 4 mountain.
