by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jun 26, 2018 | Day Hike, Utah
Kodachrome Basin State Park is neighbour to Bryce Canyon National Park. Both parks share the rich red colors and strange rock formations, but Kodachrome offers more solitude. It’s quiet here, and empty. Full of amazing views, nice hiking trails and a main campground...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jun 19, 2018 | Big SEKI Loop, California, In My Pack
Preparing my thru-hike in California’s High Sierra, I have read and viewed many gear lists that have inspired me to compile my own. Except for my hiking pants and shirt, my boots and my iPhone, everything I will carry in the High Sierra this summer is on the above...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jun 13, 2018 | Day Hike, Utah
Zion National Park being such a busy tourist hotspot, we took a hike at the north-western part of the park: the relatively unknown but beautiful Kolob Canyons. Here we found no crowds, a refreshing creek, Navajo Sandstone walls in the most impressive red colors and a...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | May 20, 2018 | Day Hike, Utah
Cedar Breaks National Monument may be relatively unknown, but it is a major natural wonder in itself. It features dramatic red rock formations and 1,600 years old Bristlecone Pine trees. Thunder and lightning made us shorten our hike to just three miles. But what...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | May 8, 2018 | Day Hike, Kids, Switzerland
The Morteratsch Glacier is one of the biggest glaciers in the eastern Alps. A guided tour leaving from the almost 3000 meter mountain viewpoint Diavolezza offers a wonderful day hike, crossing two glaciers with views of stunning high peaks. The Morteratsch Glacier...
