As we drove up to the Grand Canyon, [we knew it would be a unique experience] Before this trip, I had never been in Arizona during the winter. My last trip to the Grand Canyon had been with my family in July. It was one of the hottest experiences that I can remember. With that […]
The trail had a five foot base of snow As Matt and I emerged through the tree line of the trail up to the summit of Mount Liberty, we found ourselves looking down on the icy forest below. The world around us was blanketed by a thick layer of snow. Before starting our journey, we […]
Not a good place to get lost This is a photo of vast pine forest in the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It’s pretty incredible to look out as far as you can see, and only see snow covered pine trees. In a strange way, it is a similar feeling to looking out […]
“Glissading” All fun and games until you hit a rock or ice chunk Ben and I recently explored Mt. Liberty to celebrate Wild Boyz Photography becoming “Incorporated”. Mt. Liberty is located in the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. If you are lucky enough to get a clear summit day, you overlook Franconia Notch […]
This photo is from a 2018 solo hike. On this day, I was descending from Mt. Lafayette in the White Mountains. Mt. Lafayette is in the Franconia Range, my favorite area of the White Mountains. On a clear day the views are hard to beat. The Franconia Ridge Trail is part of the Appalachian Trail (AT), so many people […]
Our goal was to make it to the top, and the weather was making a good attempt to stop us When Matt and I were on our way down from the summit, he described the hike as 95% tree tunnel. There was no doubt about it, the summit was on our mind all day. Our […]
Matt and I picked the frozen Mount Liberty as the destination of our pursuit I arrived in New Hampshire with one thing on my mind, going up a mountain in snowshoes. I yearned to see the view of the frozen nature below the mountain from a summit in winter. To look down upon the icy […]