One, I asked whether they were all volunteers, which they confirmed, and it also made me a bit worried about how unsustainable this arrangement could be…

Some people apparently put some flimsy logs to try to make this traverse without getting wet, but I knew that with Mom and I, we weren’t agile spring…

Julie had the most difficulty making her way down while Tahia seemed to make it down no problem though she too took quite a bit of time to figure out how…

The scrambling already made us uncomfortable, and Julie didn’t want to do it, but Tahia already raced ahead and followed the scrambling path up the lower…

Whitney Canyon Falls can be fun and scary since it requires a rough scramble to climb up its cascading tiers. It starts with an on-trail hike near Newhall.

…we skirted around and down the familiar scrambling paths at the start, there was one dicey sit-and-scoot obstacle that Tahia had already descended…

In this Gaia GPS vs All Trails comparison, I leverage my experiences to go deep into these GPS hiking phone apps to see which one is better.

It was only upon closer inspection as we got further down the Old Cabin Trail that we noticed there was a yellow and blue chopper hovering over the mouth…

Why use a GoPro Waterproof Case on HERO cameras? I provide 4 reasons why I do it even though GoPro claims they’re waterproof out-of-the-box!

I reminded Mom of how Tahia cried at certain parts of this hike when we last did this 3 years ago, and I guess now Mom understood at this point why Julie…

Following this trail a little further, I then got to what appeared to be another crossing leading to what seemed to be a ledge trail on the correct side…

As Julie tepidly stepped onto a rock while leading back against the moderately steep slope, I saw that she slipped and fell with her hip seemingly bouncing…

Our Guam Itinerary covered 9 days (7 full days) on Thanksgiving week in November where we mixed up boonie stomping with family time resorting.

San Carlos Falls was a pleasant 40ft plunging waterfall that offered swimming as well as another chance at dipping in a separate falls on the Lonfit River…

Malojloj Falls is an introduction to the undeveloped waterfall chasing in Guam, which can be a short jaunt or part of a longer Waterfall Valley adventure…

Upper Sigua Falls and Alutom Falls are a pair of waterfalls accessible on a precipitous adventure beneath the steep south-facing slope of Mt Alutom…

Tarzan Falls may be a well-known waterfall on Guam, perhaps because it’s pretty accessible by the island’s standards, but it’s not as easy as you’d think…

Maguagua Falls is another upside-down waterfall adventure involving a steep rope-aided descent to at least experience parts of this estimated 60ft falls…

Talofofo Falls is actually a series of waterfalls and cascades on the Ugum River (not the Talofofo River) within the kitschy Talofofo Falls Resort Park…

Takhilo Falls (Tak’hilo Falls) near Mt Sasalaguan is said to be the tallest waterfall in Guam. However, you have to earn your sighting of this waterfall…