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Sunrise illuminating the summit glacier on Mount Kilimanjaro, with ice formations in the foreground and a sea of clouds in the background.

Month: December 2025

Side view of the wooden Quince Street Bridge spanning Maple Canyon in San Diego

7 Bridges Walk | San Diego

San Diego’s Seven Bridges Walk: Trains, Top Gun & Pride

Some hikes start at trailheads. This one started on a train.

Photo: Coaster Train Along the San Diego Coast

I was up in North County, so my Seven Bridges adventure began on the Coaster, rolling down the coast to Old Town. From there, a quick transfer to the Blue Line trolley took me a couple stops to Middletown. It’s a short but very San Diego walk—palm trees, old homes, and a slow incline—toward the corner of West Laurel and Union.

Wide landscape view of Black Mesa in Oklahoma, showing dry grassland in the foreground and a long, flat-topped mesa covered in scattered green shrubs under a clear blue sky.

Black Mesa | Oklahoma (#37)

Black Mesa: Only 300 Feet Short of Katahdin… and About 300% Easier

At 4,973 feet, Black Mesa is the highest point in Oklahoma, ranked #23 among all U.S. state high points and my own #37. Tucked into the far western tip of the Oklahoma panhandle, it sits closer to New Mexico and Colorado than to most of its own state — the kind of place you don’t casually pass through unless you really meant to be there. Luckily, a cross-country drive from San Diego to Nashville created the perfect excuse to finally check it off.

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