Greene Adventures

[...] I set aside one day of our Rocky Mountain National Park vacation to do a canoe tour of scenic Grand Lake – the largest deepest natural body of water in Colorado and part of the Colorado River [...]

[...] the west entrance to the national park recommended Sombrero Ranches in the nearby town of Grand Lake. Sombrero Stables (“You’ll smell us before you see us”), located at the entrance to downtown [...]

[...] a dozen or so historic buildings on the site of Never Summer Ranch, about 7-1/2 miles from the Grand Lake entrance to RMNP on scenic Trail Ridge Road. This is a great little hike to tie in with a [...]

[...] sort of way.  And it is an interesting, iconic hike that takes you up to the top of the Hollywood Sign, featuring great views (on a clear day) of much of Southern California, including–the Lake [...]

[...] Alabama Hills outside of Lone Pine, just up the road a bit farther, Bronson Canyon (by the Hollywood sign), and Franklin Canyon (just outside of Beverly Hills). I knew from the park website that they [...]

[...] Some of the highlights of the Mount Rubidoux hike. I don’t need any official statistics to say with certainty that the walk to the top of [...]

[...] like a new person. I wanted to hike again… Six weeks ago, we went on our first hike since Mount Rubidoux in August 2013. Probably only our third or fourth hike in the past year. And I felt great! It [...]

[...] , and a trip to Sturtevant Falls in Los Angeles County, one of the most popular hikes in Southern California (the trail write-up I linked is from a previous hike, not the one with the new Journey [...]

[...] to take a quick ski trip into the local mountains.  But it has been so warm in Southern California this Winter (#SoCalProblems), we decided to head to the desert to go camping [...]

[...] the top of the Hollywood Sign, featuring great views (on a clear day) of much of Southern California, including–the Lake Hollywood Reservoir! View of Lake Hollywood from the top of [...]

[...] wondering, Colleen and I put far more money and time into this blog and The Taste Place (our food blog) than we get back from our nearly non-existent advertising or our Amazon Affiliate link.  But [...]

[...] and one of the “most over-rated” places in LA.  I’ll leave the food reviews to our food blog, The Taste Place, but this hike was a lot like Pink’s in that way.  It is a classic [...]

[...] ’t like to eat primitively on my camping trips. See my post about campfire cooking on our food blog: http://www.thetasteplace.com/2010/07/25/this-aint-no-weenie-roast/) On those rare [...]

[...] food and restricting bad foods. If you’re into a low carb, low cholesterol diet, follow our food blog, The Taste Place. At a swanky event at the Buckhorn Lodge in Mount Baldy, January 2014. Two [...]

[...] if you want to see the view from the dam, but don’t really want to hike.  You can start the perimeter hike here, too, of course, but it is best suited for those who want the shortcut to the dam. [...]

[...] . The “scenic” gate in front of the East Gate. This is how it would look if you did the hike clockwise instead of counter-clockwise. The dirt trail starts here, on the other side of the [...]