I grew up in the countryside and always missed nature when I came the city to study and to work. Hiking to me is always an escape where I can clear my mind and recharge.
See a map of all the places I've trekked.
Canal Loop Trail, Land Between the Lakes, Grand Rivers, KY
A great late Fall hike. The sunshine was just perfect. Lots of newly fallen leaves on the ground. I loved the crushing sound when stepping on the leaves. We also saw bisons and turkeys at the Elk & Bison Prairie. They were pretty chill ╰⋃╯
Fiery Gizzard Trail South Bound, South Cumberland State Park, Tracy City, TN
Fiery Gizzard Trail is the place that re-ignited my love for hiking. I didn’t hike much during graduate school and found this gem when looking for a group outing not long after graduation. We went there in a group of 6 and were “tortured” by the big boulders and sometimes misleading trail blazers. We turned back at the Raven’s Point and took the easy way back via the Dog Hole Trail. That was my first tough hike in years and I rejoiced throughout the hike, for both the feeling of sweat and the escape to nature. Because of how special this place is, I always wanted to go back and do a through-hike.
A photography hike, UCR Botanic Gardens, Riverside, CA
I visited W and we went to hike and take pictures at the UCR Botanic Gardens. It was a beautiful garden, well worth the visit. See below for some photos I took at the garden. See more photos at my instagram.
A casual day hike, Copper Mountain Resort, Copper Mountain, CO
I successfully defended on Jan 4th and passed! Yay! (Trust me. I am a Doctor.)
The Navajo Loop, Bryce Canyon National Park, Bryce, UT
This was one stop on our mid-west trip during Christmas break 2016. This was the biggest group trip I organized to date. There were 9 of us. We drove from Zion National Park to view the sunset. We arrived at the park late in the afternoon. After a short visit to the visitor’s center. We stopped by a few overlooks, and then began hiking at Sunset Point. The sunshine was just right, for which I was super grateful. The Bryce Amphitheater was covered with snow, which stood in contrast with the bright orange colors of the sand stones. It was an amazing hike down into the Amphitheater, surrounded by the hoodoos of various shapes. The most notable one is probably Thor’s Hammer. The sky showed this beautiful pink red and pink blue right after sunset, which added to the surreal scenery. Close to dawn, we gradually lost sight and had to turn back.