"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'"

Georgetown Loop

2013-03-23 Walking 0

M Street NW and Wisconsin Avenue NW are the main streets in Georgetown, and their intersection is ground zero for this hike. Both are extremely […]

Relaxing on next to the Williams Benchmark above Alamo Lake.

Alamo Lake BM Loop

2013-02-22 Hiking 0

Time constraints prevented me from hiking the benchmarks out to (gravel) Alamo Rd a few weeks ago. In reviewing the topo, I noticed there was […]

Pam in the massive arch. Eagle Eye Mountain in back (left), with Pioneer Peak beyond that.

Eagle Eye Peak

2013-02-18 Hiking 0

Second week in a row out in Aguila with Pam, this time to scale Eagle Eye Peak and it’s house-sized arch. Turns out there is […]

Looking north at Eagle Eye Mountain (left) and Eagle Eye Peak (right). The arch on Eagle Eye Peak is enormous.

Eagle Eye Mountain

2013-02-13 Hiking 0

I like maps. Always have. I can remember being maybe six years old looking at my dad’s camping topos, pretending I was moving troops. My […]

Looking south from Vulture Peak's saddle.

Vulture Peak

2013-01-01 Hiking 0

Looking at it from the trailhead, I was like, no way, it’s straight up. But really, it is not bad, steep but steady. Personally, I […]