Gila Wilderness Loop Trail It was nice to get back to the Gila Wilderness to spend more time hiking around but the nights were quite cold as the temp drops into the 20s and our sleeping bags did not do much for protection aganist the elements that we were facing. We woke up the following day and got to the trial head which...
Devils Kitchen, Arizons Devils Kitchen is in Sedona Arizona and is basically a blind sinkhole with no passage. The 70ft drop is an interesting rap down (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); into the bottom of the sinkhole but you must have ascending gear to climb out of the pit. Devils Kitchen, Arizona This is an interesting place to check out if you are...
Gran Cenote-this is NOT my picture Gran Cenote was the next place we stopped at after Angelita Cenote and this was another fantastic place. The waters looks electric blue, there were different karst features as entrances and there were lilly pads growing in the water which gave this area a nice touch. We got to do a dive in here and it was...
Old Truck in Ruby Arizona The night before we stayed at Picacho peak state park and drank way too much for the following days activities. I woke up early ready to throw up but anxious to summit Picacho peak which is a 1500ft steep grade traverse up a mountian. Picacho Peak Arizona I made an early morning start and was able to reach...
Monument Valley campsite I flew into Arizona to spend some time with my buddy Eric and go on a camping trip for the weekend to visit some photogenic spots around the area. Monument Valley photo by Eric Kalassa We woke up the next day in Scottsdale Arizona and drove up with Monument Valley for a overnighter on the mystical desert lands of the...
I was out in Milwaukee for the weekend and got a chance to jump on the Len-Der dive charter to visit the Shipwrecks of the Dredge (906 and the shipwreck of the Norland. It was a bit wavy out but the dive was a good and we left the harbor and the break line out about 5 miles to the dredge 906. PICTURES...
Great 3D photo of the Material Barge Click on the picture to see more on the Indiana DNR website I was itching to get back out on Lake Michigan to do some more diving as I have not had the chance to get back out there in a while and after completing my advanced open water certification, I wanted to get more practice...
City of Tharroos Sardinia Italy (from Wiki) Archaeological research done in the area of Tharros has established that in the eighth century BC the town was founded by Phoenicians, although a sunken mole has been found there, and the water level raised there during 1200 BC, so it's still unclear when the city was founded. On the remains of a former village built...
White Sands National Monument The White Sands National Monument is the world's biggest Gypsum deposit with thousands of sand dunes in the south New Mexico region. Also known as alabaster, Gypsum was being mined here for plasterboard and other resources when the govt ended the exportation of the gypsum deposits and turned this beautiful place into a National Monument. I was able to...
Gila River Gila National Forest Gila National Forest is one of the first National Forests to be recognized as one and is also a location that has still kept its pristine condition as it was when it was found. There is 6 million acres of land out here sierra pine trees, to rolling desert grasslands to mountainous hills that bring some of the most...