Every so often, I have the pleasure of bringing everyone a bonus hike. It is time for another great one! Plus, There is an extra surprise, an audio bonus! This is a sneak peak at the future of my efforts to encourage more people to take control of their lifestyle and become more active through …
I actually got the idea that I needed to add this hike to hiketricities.com a couple of weeks ago when I was at an Eagle Scout court of honor. I realized one of the Eagle Scout candidates had put up signs for this hiking area as his Eagle Scout service project. Click here for details …
With the warm days we’ve had the last week and a half, the colors on Badger are starting to turn from the greens of spring to the browns, tans and earth tones of summer. The heat can also sap your strength a bit so I find it is very pleasant to hike early in the …
What a beautiful sight it is to see the green growing on Badger Mountain again this spring, especially after the fire scare of last season and the perspective of the devastating California wildfires that seem to always be burning somewhere in that state! It was a little discouraging last year when lightning sparked a fire …
A friend told me about this a couple of weeks ago. Palouse Falls was featured in Backpacker magazine. I was in Barnes & Noble and picked up Backpacker, forgetting briefly about that conversation. In the first few pages I saw this beautiful picture and said, “that looks like Palouse Falls” and it all clicked. It …
A Richland Man is on the journey of a lifetime. Talk about some serious hiking. 23-year old Aaron Ellig is a few days into his hike of the entire length of the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. The total is around 2650 miles through California, Oregon, and Washington. He started from the Mexican …
Right now is probably the best time of year to see the beautiful wildflowers that bloom every spring in the desert landscape of the Columbia Basin. I was hoping to see some colors on my Badger Mountain hike up the Canyon Trail and I was not disappointed. The first great feature of this hike is …
Here’s a follow-up to the story from yesterday (Recovery Run) on my brother and his return to the Boston Marathon one year after he finished just 9 minutes before the bombs went off. For your information, he finished with an admirable time of 3:36:34. I encourage you to read his inspiring story of recovery after …
My brother crossed the finish line 9 minutes before the bombs went off at the Boston Marathon last year. Now, he’s back in Boston for what I would call a “Recovery Run”. He qualified for the Boston Marathon by just two seconds and got drawn in the lottery. He has a remarkable story that will …
There’s a new trail going in on Badger Mountain and you can help! The new route runs along the south side of Badger Mountain. There’s no official name for the trail but Friend’s of Badger Mountain Trailmaster Jim Langdon would love some helping hands to make lighter work of the project. Here’s an e-mail …