Welcome to explor8ion. If you're thinking this site looks and feels a little different than last time you were here - you are correct. Click here to open my welcome page.

Click here to navigate to a complete listing of all my trip reports in a spreadsheet format. You can also browse trips by type, difficulty ratings and area.

I’ve been asked many times for a list of my top 10 hikes, backpacking trips, scrambles, climbs etc., so here it is.

Because nobody asked for it, this is a listing of trip reports that I've reworked for better formatting in PDF with working links. These are all multiday, longer reads.

Many of you like this feature where you can explore an area for trip ideas using a map of my trips.

Trip ratings on this site are a summary of the Rocky Mountain Rambler Association rating system (used with permission). Click here to view a summary.

I've been known to ramble and rant on various topics over the years. I am no great philosopher but if you're bored you can check them out here.