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There’s a chilly breeze and the sun is low, but conditions smile just enough to be pleasant for this outing in the Snake River canyon with Ann’s brother Ryan and sister in law Danielle. A few birds appear as I’ve come to expect here: a red-tailed hawk tusseling with a raven, a prairie falcon dipping…

It’s time to see how the mountains look after the recent storms! Ann and Alli snowshoe while I skin. There’s a couple of feet on the ground – a good start but still a little spare for snowboarding. Alli now understands that we consider it normal to wander aimlessly uphill in the snow just to…

It’s a quiet, deep-rose twilight in Reno. While votes are tallied around the nation I run up to the trailhead where Ann is returning from a hike, and we scare each other meeting in the dark.

A little map gazing revealed a promising-looking hike on the outskirts of Sparks. Alli, Megan, Ann, and I check it out on a superbly clear and warm Sunday afternoon and give it our approval. A little gunfire secures the Nevada charm. Mount Rose and Reno Meta Hiking Photo

If you’re fortunate enough to be able to take a workday evening hike, why not just make sure that arm flapping still does not enable flight? Dylan flaps Just don’t break a wing. Dylan broke wing

I’ve been up Spruce mountain once before in the autumn, and jump at the chance to do it again. It’s a good climb to an old fire lookout with a commanding view of the Green mountains and surrounding countryside. Jason’s sister Jen and her boyfriend Phil get the credit for proposing the hike first thing…

My partner Jason puts Mom and I up in his tiny cabin on Sabin pond. It’s crazy cute. Sabin Cabin Sabin Pond Pine Corner It’s prime leaf-peeping season up here, but it’s rainy and we get way more excited by the mushroom bonanza that ensues. Sabin Pond and Foliage Mom & Mushroom Finding Honey Mushrooms…