Author Archives: John Aylward

On April 30, the Mohonk Preserve held their annual Rock The Ridge endurance challenge. It is a 50-mile run/walk with almost 8,000 feet of ascent/decent along the Shawangunk Mountain ridge, through the Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park. Participants leave … Continue reading →

We drove about 1600 miles in a loop from Portland to Cannon Beach and down the coast to Reedsport, then east to the Crater Lake in the Cascade Mountains, then NE to Bend Oregon where we visited friends and many … Continue reading →

I spent two weeks in Jackson Wyoming at the end of August. I camped near Slide Lake, Jackson Lake, and in the Gros Ventre. The visibility was limited for the first several days due to smoke from the forest fires … Continue reading →

Trip to Yosemite: I spent a few days in Yosemite and a side trip to Mono Lake. Pictures Of The Week: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000UtmbpooBVJM” g_name=”Yosemite-2015″ f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”t” f_fullscreen=”t” f_smooth=”t” f_up=”t” f_topbar=”t” f_bbar=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_mtrx=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”400″ height=”300″ … Continue reading →