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December is not normally my favorite hiking month if I am being honest. It is pretty much always cold and wet and you have to fight...

This hike was a gift from God. It was truly a once in a lifetime kind of hike; even though I have been on this trail many times. This...

Like the song, she was like a girl on fire! Josie stood among the Fall colors that were so bright and vivid as if to appear on fire. I...

The plan was to climb a 7500 foot exposed rocky peak in a storm, but God had other plans for us today. After about an hour and a half of...

This hike on Mt. Hood combined five different trails to make a fantastic loop through multiple ravines, meadows, over creeks, rivers and...

It would honestly be a crime for me to not share this hike with you. Now I know that for 2024 I had decided to only write up one hike...

You know your day is an interesting one when you have to count the number of bullets in your gun and decide how quickly you can...

There were many great hikes in the month of June. But when I thought about which one I wanted to share, it was easy. I chose the most...

Today, I am going to tell you a story that I never wanted to tell. I am going to tell you about a journey I never wanted to take. It was...

The Wolf and I were going to be deep in concentration today. If you have been following Mustard Seed Hiking on Facebook, then you know...

I had the honor and privilege to spend my 50th birthday at a private slumber party in a crematorium. I dare you to tell me that this is...

There are some things that are hard to explain even to other hikers on the trail. Today was going to be one of those days. Universally...

My body and soul craved open sky country. I needed to feel that I was hiking where wild Palominos run and Buffalo roam. I needed to see...

For better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. My weekly hiking is like a wedding vow. This was my first hike in 2024...

On our last hike of 2023, my hand was held by the calloused fingers of angels whose fluttering wings created a breeze all around me. It...

Well I am going to tell you something that is rather surprising. You might want to be sitting down for this one. I can hardly believe it...

This week's hike left me utterly speechless, immersed me in thoughts of all the Christmas movies I knew and made me feel like roots were...

Where should you go when you have to hike in an atmospheric river?? Well, to the waterfalls, but of course! This is the "if you can't...

The haunting sound of wind whistling through barren trees was our only company on the cold exposed ridge we found ourselves on. But this...

This week's hike was about finding and enjoying crack, walking with yoda who is as wise as they say, and battling a wee bit of frostbite,...