Take the time for micro adventures.
I'm a big believer in pushing yourself physically and mentally. I love the micro adventure. Following are just a few highlights of more strenuous hikes, peak bagging adventure racing and trail running.
2024 | Peak Bagging in the Wasatch Front
2024 | Winter Hiking Zion's Landmark Trail
2023 | Hiking and Backpacking Utah's Highest Peak
2023 | Hiking the Wasatch's 2nd Highest Peak.
2023 | My 2nd time up this iconic trail in Zion National Park, UT
2023 | My summit of the lower 48 state's highest peak at 14,505'
2023 | Backpacking and bagging this magnificent peak
2024 | My 2nd summit of Utah County's Lake Mountain
2022 | That famous hike in Zion National Park Utah
2022 | A 5600 foot gain hike to the Lone Peak Summit - Wasatch Range Utah.
2022 | A 4900 foot gain hike to the Lake Mountain High Point - Utah.
2019 | Paddling trekking mountain biking orienteering checkpoints - Red River Gorge Kentucky
2019 | First place finish and I won a bike somehow? - Harmonie State Park Indiana
2019 | Father and son adventure racing in Yellowood State Forest Indiana
2018 | Paddling trekking mountain biking orienteering checkpoints - Red River Gorge Kentucky
2012 | My last (and worst) marathon - Land Between the Lakes Kentucky
2011 | My 2nd pass at the Honest Abe - Lincoln State Park Indiana
2011 | Where I fell in love with adventure racing - Red River Gorge Kentucky- 2010 | 2nd time through this grueling race - Brown County Indiana
2010 | 26.2 miles of trail running in Lincoln State Park Indiana- 2009 | My first marathon came with shingles - Brown County Indiana
Bucket List
A few personal adventure items that are on the radar.
- Half Dome
Up the cables on Yosemite's Iconic chunk of granite - Mount Elbert
Colorado's highest peak - Mount Nebo Summit
Wasatch Range Utah (highest point in the Wasatch) - The Highline Trail
Uinta National Forest Utah (106 mile trail at elevation) - Boundary Peak Summit
White Mountains Nevada (Highest point in Nevada) - Rim to Rim Trail
The holy grail of Grand Canyon hikes.
Highest US Points
When I started peak bagging I got this idea that it would be a grand bucket list item to stand atop the highest elevation point in each US state. Here’s that list.
| Rank | State | Peak | Elev. | Locale | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank: 1. | State: AK | Peak: Denali | Elev.: 20,300 ft. / 6,190 m. | Locale: Alaska Range | |
| Rank: 2. | State: CA | Peak: Mount Whitney | Elev.: 14,500 ft. / 4,420 m. | Locale: Sierra Nevada | Completed: June 28, 2023 |
| Rank: 3. | State: CO | Peak: Mount Elbert | Elev.: 14,400 ft. / 4,400 m. | Locale: Southern Rocky Mountains | |
| Rank: 4. | State: WA | Peak: Mount Rainier | Elev.: 14,400 ft. / 4,390 m. | Locale: Cascade Range | |
| Rank: 5. | State: WY | Peak: Gannett Peak | Elev.: 13,800 ft. / 4,210 m. | Locale: Greater Yellowstone Rockies | |
| Rank: 6. | State: HA | Peak: Mauna Kea | Elev.: 13,800 ft. / 4,210 m. | Locale: Hawaiian Islands | |
| Rank: 7. | State: UT | Peak: Kings Peak | Elev.: 13,500 ft. / 4,120 m. | Locale: Uinta Mountains | Completed: September 25, 2023 |
| Rank: 8. | State: NM | Peak: Wheeler Peak | Elev.: 13,200 ft. / 4,010 m. | Locale: Southern Rocky Mountains | |
| Rank: 9. | State: NV | Peak: Boundary Peak | Elev.: 13,100 ft. / 4,010 m. | Locale: White Mountains | |
| Rank: 10. | State: MO | Peak: Granite Peak | Elev.: 12,800 ft. / 3,900 m. | Locale: Beartooth Mountains | |
| Rank: 11. | State: ID | Peak: Borah Peak | Elev.: 12,700 ft. / 3,860 m. | Locale: Lost River Range | |
| Rank: 12. | State: AZ | Peak: Humphreys Peak | Elev.: 12,600 ft. / 3,850 m. | Locale: San Francisco Peaks | |
| Rank: 13. | State: OR | Peak: Mount Hood | Elev.: 11,200 ft. / 3,430 m. | Locale: Cascade Range | |
| Rank: 14. | State: TX | Peak: Guadalupe Peak | Elev.: 8,750 ft. / 2,670 m. | Locale: Guadalupe Mountains | |
| Rank: 15. | State: SD | Peak: Black Elk Peak | Elev.: 7,230 ft. / 2,200 m. | Locale: Black Hills | |
| Rank: 16. | State: NC | Peak: Mount Mitchell | Elev.: 6,680 ft. / 2,040 m. | Locale: Appalachian Mountains | |
| Rank: 17. | State: TN | Peak: Clingmans Dome | Elev.: 6,640 ft. / 2,020 m. | Locale: Great Smoky Mountains | |
| Rank: 18. | State: NH | Peak: Mount Washington | Elev.: 6,290 ft. / 1,920 m. | Locale: Presidential Range | |
| Rank: 19. | State: VA | Peak: Mount Rogers | Elev.: 5,730 ft. / 1,750 m. | Locale: Blue Ridge Mountains | |
| Rank: 20. | State: NE | Peak: Panorama Point | Elev.: 5,430 ft. / 1,650 m. | Locale: Great Plains | |
| Rank: 21. | State: NY | Peak: Mount Marcy | Elev.: 5,340 ft. / 1,630 m. | Locale: Adirondack Mountains | |
| Rank: 22. | State: ME | Peak: Katahdin | Elev.: 5,270 ft. / 1,610 m. | Locale: Appalachian Mountains | |
| Rank: 23. | State: OK | Peak: Black Mesa | Elev.: 4,970 ft. / 1,520 m. | Locale: Great Plains | |
| Rank: 24. | State: WV | Peak: Spruce Knob | Elev.: 4,860 ft. / 1,480 m. | Locale: Allegheny Mountains | |
| Rank: 25. | State: GA | Peak: Brasstown Bald | Elev.: 4,780 ft. / 1,460 m. | Locale: Blue Ridge Mountains | |
| Rank: 26. | State: VT | Peak: Mount Mansfield | Elev.: 4,390 ft. / 1,340 m. | Locale: Green Mountains | |
| Rank: 27. | State: KY | Peak: Black Mountain | Elev.: 4,140 ft. / 1,260 m. | Locale: Cumberland Mountains | |
| Rank: 28. | State: KS | Peak: Mount Sunflower | Elev.: 4,040 ft. / 1,230 m. | Locale: Great Plains | |
| Rank: 29. | State: SC | Peak: Sassafras Mountain | Elev.: 3,550 ft. / 1,080 m. | Locale: Blue Ridge Mountains | |
| Rank: 30. | State: ND | Peak: White Butte | Elev.: 3,510 ft. / 1,070 m. | Locale: Great Plains | |
| Rank: 31. | State: MA | Peak: Mount Greylock | Elev.: 3,490 ft. / 1,060 m. | Locale: Taconic Mountains | |
| Rank: 32. | State: MD | Peak: Backbone Mountain | Elev.: 3,360 ft. / 1,020 m. | Locale: Allegheny Mountains | |
| Rank: 33. | State: PA | Peak: Mount Davis | Elev.: 3,210 ft. / 979 m. | Locale: Allegheny Mountains | |
| Rank: 34. | State: AR | Peak: Magazine Mountain | Elev.: 2,750 ft. / 839 m. | Locale: Ouachita Mountains | |
| Rank: 35. | State: AL | Peak: Cheaha Mountain | Elev.: 2,410 ft. / 733 m. | Locale: Appalachian Mountains | |
| Rank: 36. | State: CT | Peak: Mount Frissell - South Slope | Elev.: 2,380 ft. / 726 m. | Locale: Taconic Mountains | |
| Rank: 37. | State: MN | Peak: Eagle Mountain | Elev.: 2,300 ft. / 701 m. | Locale: Misquah Hills | |
| Rank: 38. | State: MI | Peak: Mount Arvon | Elev.: 1,980 ft. / 603 m. | Locale: Huron Mountains | |
| Rank: 39. | State: WI | Peak: Timms Hill | Elev.: 1,950 ft. / 595 m. | Locale: Price County | |
| Rank: 40. | State: NJ | Peak: High Point | Elev.: 1,800 ft. / 550 m. | Locale: Kittatinny Mountain | |
| Rank: 41. | State: MO | Peak: Taum Sauk Mountain | Elev.: 1,770 ft. / 540 m. | Locale: St._Francois_Mountains | |
| Rank: 42. | State: IA | Peak: Hawkeye Point | Elev.: 1,670 ft. / 509 m. | Locale: Osceola_County | |
| Rank: 43. | State: OH | Peak: Campbell Hill | Elev.: 1,550 ft. / 472 m. | Locale: Logan County | |
| Rank: 44. | State: IN | Peak: Hoosier Hill | Elev.: 1,260 ft. / 383 m. | Locale: Wayne County | |
| Rank: 45. | State: IL | Peak: Charles Mound | Elev.: 1,240 ft. / 376 m. | Locale: Jo Daviess County | |
| Rank: 46. | State: RI | Peak: Jerimoth Hill | Elev.: 812 ft. / 248 m. | Locale: Providence County | |
| Rank: 47. | State: MS | Peak: Woodall Mountain | Elev.: 806 ft. / 246 m. | Locale: Appalachian Mountains | |
| Rank: 48. | State: LA | Peak: Driskill Mountain | Elev.: 535 ft. / 163 m. | Locale: Bienville Parish | |
| Rank: 49. | State: DE | Peak: Ebright Azimuth | Elev.: 450 ft. / 137 m. | Locale: New Castle County | |
| Rank: 50. | State: DC | Peak: Point Reno | Elev.: 415 ft. / 126 m. | Locale: NW Washington, DC | |
| Rank: 51. | State: FL | Peak: Britton Hill | Elev.: 345 ft. / 105 m. | Locale: Florida Ridge Hills | Completed: March 5, 2024 |