#epichikes

“Happiness is — hiking with friends.” A hiking buddy just ahead on the unique trail that is a river the Virgin River running through he Narrows of Zion National Park. There’s nothing quite like it— the Narrows, or hiking with friends. 🙂😀😁 #funhikes #epichikes #hikingwithfriends #hikewithme #zionnationalpark #zionnps #zionnarrows #utah #hikeutah #hikingadventures #zion #thenarrows #virginriver #hike #dayhikes #hikersparsdise #hikeon #riverhikes #adventuretravel #adventurehikes #hikewithme #nationalparks #travel #hiking #trek #exploremore #travelforthesoul #neverstopexploring #portraitsofatraveler (at The Narrows, Zion National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ftUiNl5U1/?igshid=2b5suqccv6p

Heading down the bright angel trail in the warming chill air as the sunrises. Rich has really very good sense about timing hikes. It was well worth the early wake up to start early on this trail. We’d hike others with an early start such as Yosemite falls too. Not only does it pay off with a gorgeous sunrise, but there is that morning quiet too. It’s different than sunset quiet. It a waking versus a restful evening settling in. Both are wonderful. You only get so many sunrises and sunsets in your life. So experience them to the fullest. I’m hoping to get some sunset and nighttime hikes in some of these magnificent places as well, using common sense of when it’s viable, of course. #hikewithme #epichikes #brightangeltrail #goodguides #grandcanyon #grandcanyonnationalpark #brightangeltrail #sunrise #morninghike #sunrisehikes #beautifuldestinations #neverstopexloring #naturalwondersoftheworld #thegrandcanyon #onthetrail #greatguide #wonder #arizona #dayhikes #hikearizona #happyhikers #natureescape #hikingforthesoul #adventureawaits #portraitsofatraveler #traveblogger (at Bright Angel Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_phX0bljy3/?igshid=1ct3gkk6hhipo

Bright Angel trail on the way to Plateau Point. The canyon is like a world in a world in a world. Each level we descended had unique features and a unique feel. It was much like opening a box in a box in a box. I had not appreciated this from the rim. I was woefully unaware as it is virtually imperceptible to those who venture no further than the edge. #hikewithme #epichikes #hike #trekking #brightangeltrail #dayhikes #adventuretravel #travelblogger #grandcanyon #naturalwonders #canyon #trails #hikingadventures #hikinhadventure #hikersofinstagram #naturalwondersoftheworld #neverstopexploring #nationalparks #arizona #hikingforthesoul #hikersparadise (at Bright Angel Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/B79CPt_lwAA/?igshid=1hkixl8qxq0x5

“You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it, you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths.” — John Wesley Powell Of any of us on the trail that morning, Rich has by far spent the most time on the canyon. He regaled us with a variety of stories about his rafting experience down the river, a trip which took several weeks— The gradual reduction of food and the ever increasing patina of dirt that covered the body and took more that one shower to fully divest oneself of were just a few things that stuck in my mind. It was atrip that had many parallels to that of the original explorer quoted above. Standing on the rim of the canyon is like standing on the edge of the ocean. You can’t grasp its depth and diversity until you travel across and go down in to it. It is a land of many layers of thought and environment that one descends down into and ascends up out of. For a moment I think of the angels descending and ascending on Jacob’s ladder — a passage between heaven and earth. #hikewithme #epichikes #hike #trekking #brightangeltrail #dayhikes #adventuretravel #travelblogger #portraitsofatraveler #grandcanyon #naturalwonders #canyon #trails #hikingarizona #hikingadventures #hikingforthesoul #hikingfun #hikingadventures #hikingtrails #hikersparadise #hikersofinstagram #adventuretravel #natureescape #arizona (at Bright Angel Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JaSrglLGd/?igshid=sslj9t9cm6tq

The pass between Moab, Utah and Western Colorado. #epichikes #offroad #motorcycleadventures #klr650 #twowheelsround #twowheels (at Hanging Flume) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHVfwEAfjPAT-3jy2WIuElXpy0ymqfGcmNQRU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jc3869qtzdv2

The passage way to a beautiful view of Canyon National Park, The Needles District. Jay and I went for a quick 10 mike hike in 100 degree heat. Plenty of water and a dozen or so power bars of the sorts. #twowheelsround #motorcycleadventures #hikingutah #offroad #epichikes #klr650 (at Needles at Canyonlands National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoDJI0JAc4ex5357NW08q1exgtG9UMeofMS2JU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nu7xxnikm0h7

Filming with the American Ninja production team at the top of Koko Head Crater. #americanninjawarrior #epichikes #hawaii #aloha #oahuphotographer #kokohead (at Koko Head)