Tag: Mountain

Located in the Alto Mijares county, Fanzara is a small Castellón community in the hills inland from Valencia City. The village, surrounded by mountains and sitting on the banks of the River Mijares does, like many others in the region, have a history dating back to the times when the Moors ru...

Welcome! It is time to look at the final CTF-like room on the Complete Beginner path of THM. This room is called Steel Mountain and I am exited to look at it since it is a Windows machine which has not been covered so much. I am making these walkthroughs to keep myself motivated to learn cyber secur...

After 5 days of visiting places in Sydney center, we finally traveled a bit outfield, by taking a guided tour to the famed Blue Mountain area. It was not in our original plan, but upon reviewing it and seeing that we had a more or less free and easy day, we scouted for a good place around the wider ...

The Hayman Fire began in the confines of a fire ring on June 8, 2002. The flames spread, igniting nearby debris and leaping to the crowns of surrounding pines. A perfect storm of drought, record high temperatures (at the time, anyway), and gusting winds fueled a 138,000 acre inferno. The fire jumped...

In this guide, I’ll include all the information you need to summit Mount Toubkal. The trip to the top of the mountain can be done in different ways. And it can take from 2 to 4 days as you prefer. Below will mention all the options you can choose from. But before we start you have to know t...

The Cucamonga Wilderness is a National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, that I have been frequenting since the beginning of the pandemic. I have hiked many of the peaks in the surrounding area on my own, and I have recently been tackling the few I haven’t summited. I had it in m...

During the work week, I don’t get out as much. Home is my muse, inspiration comes while looking out at the views around me imagining what exists in the faraway peaks. Toward the south, three cookie dough lump mountains catch the sun in such a way that shadows blanket them like a bedtime story....

It’s been an interesting week. Interesting as a lot of it didn’t go according to plan, but what in our lives really goes to plan? This sounds weird, but it is meant in a way we don’t plan much. And then there was the weather. If our life should be described by one thing it is...

Mountain lions have several names, such as cougar, puma, or panther. These cats are one of North America’s most elusive predators. While their reputation often precedes them, these creatures have a lot more to offer than just their fearsome gaze. Here are a few interesting facts you may not...

We mountain bikers tend to get a bad rap. I for one, when I mention my love of mountain biking, am often met with looks of disgust and disappointment. Trail runners don’t like us. Roadies hate us. Hikers despise us. Even internet search algorithms seem to have a bias against us mo...

Rolling through this incredible journey of life on wheels, I’ve often found myself immersed in moments of struggles and triumphs. My wheelchair has brought with it not only challenges but also countless heartfelt moments, all thanks to the power of my loving support networks. I can still re...

Every visual element of Jodorwosky’s surrealistic hero’s journey explained. I have always been a huge fan of visually stunning movies. A great piece of cinematography has trumped the strongest plot-lines in my choice of spending two hours of my life. Personally, I could hit mute on an...

Over the past few weeks, I have been searching for the article I, since unable to find, am now sitting down to write. It is an article for others who, like me, live in small towns most come to for vacations. It is an effort at building a bridge between those of us who live in mountain towns and the ...

Over the past few weeks, I have been searching for the article I, since unable to find, am now sitting down to write. It is an article for others who, like me, live in small towns most come to for vacations. It is an effort at building a bridge between those of us who live in mountain towns and the ...

These are likely, unidentified people, presumably more than 20,000 years old. Steward assumed some day a better-equipped group would come along and make the discovery of a lifetime, but that day never came. Contamination of the site may call any significant discovery into question. Case closed. I...

When the first pioneers arrived in Salt Lake, after walking across the country with their belongings, within days, they all swam and relaxed at Black Rock on the Great Salt Lake’s southern shore. Hundreds of feet above is the ~20,000 year old Bonneville shoreline of a once ~20,000 square mile ...

One of Peru’s natural wonders is the active stratovolcano, Sabancaya Mountain, which is situated in the southern region of the nation. For both scholars and nature lovers, Sabancaya provides a singular and captivating experience with its fascinating history, stunning scenery, and volcanic acti...

Last time, Sugarloaf Mountain and Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro and Giulin in China. Today, three striking monoliths in the USA. Have you been to any one of the three? Have you climbed one? Do you have strong feelings on the removal of the carving of Confederate leaders Davis, Lee, and Jackson from St...

Most mountain ranges are built along plate boundaries where the plates are crashing together. This collision of tectonic plates can result in a crumpling of the crust (as you find in the Himalayas) or a buckling of the crust over a zone of subduction (subduction being where one tectonic plate is pus...

In the previous article Spatial Spectra and Fractality of Relief, Gravity Force, and Images, we have already discussed the fractality of the Earth’s relief and gravity force field, and demonstrated how it arises in the relatively thin and brittle Earth’s crust with a thickness of 5 ...

I grew up in the Rockies, and the mountains are my most cherished connection to spirituality. So, when I learned of Julius Evola’s manifesto on spiritual mountain climbing, Meditations on the Peaks, naturally I had to read it. It’s a beautiful work about the possibility of spiritual...

Nothing can give you more joy than a good trek and some of your favorite songs. Here I am presenting the list of a few songs that hit differently when we are in the woods. Just take your portable speaker, hang it through your bag, and play these songs while climbing for the destination! Now there...