Goblins!!!!!!

It's almost Halloween, our favorite holiday, so we had to visit Goblin Valley State Park in southern Utah. On just the right day, as the sun is setting, the shadows that are cast look a lot like like goblins. What a great place! We will definitely be back.

JD hiding in the goblins.

Peek-a-boo.

Holy Volcanic National Parks!

While in the pacific northwest, we hit up a few of the volcanic National Parks. In northern California it was Lassen Volcanic National Park followed by Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. Check out some pics in the slideshow below. After Crater Lake we headed to one of our favorite cities, Bend.

Olympic National Park and Sausage Fests?

We hit up Olympic National Park not long ago. If you have never been, it is a must see! Glacier covered mountains, lush rain forests, and rocky beaches all in one place. It is truly amazing! You should totally skip out on Panama City for this one.

Emily at the beach.

JD with Mount Olympus in the background.

Anyway, after a little time in Olympic we hit the Sausage Festival in Vancouver, WA. I know, sounds pretty wild, right? It was pretty tame actually. A lot of locals getting together for beer, carni rides, and sausages. It was pretty fun.

JD, waiting for some sausage.

Burning Man!

A little trip to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for a little somethin called Burning Man. We didn't spend the entire week there like everyone else, but we were there long enough for JD to get a mohawk and to take in some of the sites.

Arizona Highpoint

Today we hiked to the top of highpoint number 40. We climbed Humphrey's Peak in AZ, 12,633 feet above sea level. It was probably one of the easier high altitude hikes for us, other than the gale force winds that tried to blow us off the top. Three guys before us turned around, about 50 vertical feet away from the top, because they were afraid of being blown off.

We actually crawled on hands and knees for the last 50 vertical feet, but we made it! Check out some pics.

Hunckered down at the top.

Humphrey's Peak is to the far left.

The trees were in full Fall effect.

We called it the yellow brick road.

A Walk on the Moon

We made a stop at Idaho's National Park Service pride, The Craters of the Moon National Monument. The Park Service claims that it is the closest thing to walking on the moon on earth (minus the gravity thing). If you get the chance to go we would highly recommend it. It is totally worth the trip.

Check out some pics.

This is in a place called the "Devil's Orchard".

The "Inferno Cone".

Some of the rugged landscape.

Almost made it into a magazine!

So it isn't the actual magazine, but it is a big time magazine's blog that we made it on. Check it out.

The picture above is Mt. Moran in the Tetons where we worked with Subaru and several journalists, including Bethany from Fitness Magazine.

North Dakota Highpoint

After working in Montana for a few days we had some spare time and ran over to hike the North Dakota highpoint. It was a great hike up White Butte, once we got past all the mosquitos. Here are a few pics.

Glacier National Park

A trip to Glacier National Park in Montana can mean only two things, bring on the wildlife and the scenery. We saw this guy (above) as soon as we entered the park. Check out the slideshow for more.

Getting Caught up!

We've been a bit distracted with a busy summer schedule and are gonna try and get caught up. So, here goes.

After leaving the northeast we headed out west to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, JD's favorite event. At the show we host the Great Gear Giveaway that is sponsored by Subaru and Backpacker. In the picture above JD is reading off lists of gear that are given away everyday. We are pretty popular at the show, to say the least.