Author: Yaoho

Info/Tips There are two parts of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – South Rim and North Rim. There is no direct route connecting South Rim to North Rim, the drive from one to the other is at least 1 hour 45 minutes. South Rim has a visitor center and offers 12 viewpoints. North […]
Info/Tips Park Access/Time entry permit – Check NPS site for latest info. In 2021 summer, two types of permit were offered one with Bear Lake road Corridor access and one without. In 2021 Bear Lake Road permit was enforced from 5am to 6pm. Bear Lake Road can be access before 5am or after 6pm without […]
Colorado Utah Trip
We originally planned to Canada Rockies in 2020 summer, but Canada boarder was closed due to COVID. Then we moved our target to Colorado Rocky Mountains and forge our plan ready. Unfortunately this plan also faltered in late summer. In the year of 2021, we want to finish what we dropped in 2020. Colorado is […]
In Sussex County NJ Info here 6/20/2021 Duckpond & spring lake trail 3.4 miles 1.5 hours then a visit to the day use area by the lake
In Carbon County PA Info here 5/22/2021 Christman and cove ridge trail 4 miles 2 hours 6/9/2018
In Somerset County NJ Info here 5/16/2021 2.2 mile easy walk around the washington Valley Reservoir
In Morris County NJ Info here 5/9/2021 4.5 mile hike Red trail
In Sussex and Passiac County NJ Info here 4/24/2021 4.4 miles 2 hours (part of lake loop trail to laurel pond trail) … we saw a black bear! I wanted to do the whole lake loop (it’s pretty flat), kids opted for short cut when we hit the connection to laurel pond trail… I would […]
In Sussex County NJ Info here 3/21/2021 Waterloo village and highlands trail to lookout, Nice spring day hike 3.3 miles 1/17/2021 white/yellow and ranger trail loop at Allamuchy mountain state park (found this trail from AllTrails- trails less traveled and we had the trails mostly to ourselves) 3.6 miles 2 hours easy trail.
In Sussex County NJ Info here 1/9/2021 silver mine loop at stokes state forest. 3.1 miles easy stroll 3/15/2020 Stony Lake and Stony Brook Trail