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MCKAY'S TRAVEL, OUTDOORS AND PHOTOGRAPHY


Pīpīwai Trail in Haleakala
Even though we got skunked on the upper half of the national park and got completely rained out and were not able to see anything on the...
Mckay Jensen
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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Bamboo Forest Trail
One of the coolest trails I have ever hiked, out of this world. Started off with a really dense and cool bamboo forest and moved into a...
Mckay Jensen
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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Waianapanapa State Park
The black sand beach was incredible, worth the hassle of getting permits and planning it all out. The black sand was extremely unique and...
Mckay Jensen
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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Island Eats: Mauis Best Places to Eat
Of course there is a whole post written only about the food we ate on Maui. As I would consider myself a foodie, eating experiences while...
Mckay Jensen
Apr 1, 20233 min read
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Kansas City Part II
Went back to KC for the weekend. Took the family this time. Spent most of our time eating BBQ: Jack Stack and Joes were the favorites,...
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Mar 25, 20231 min read
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I Love Big Tetons
Did a 8.5 mile, 3000 ft elevation gain hike to an alpine lake in the Grand Tetons National Park. It was a very hard but very worth it...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 30, 20221 min read
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Jackson Hole
Spent the day around Jackson Hole, tried some bison burgers and tasty sweets. Then we got the chance to go white water rafting. It was...
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Oct 30, 20221 min read
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Uinta Canyon Easter Year One
Hopefully the first of many easter campouts up the Uinta Canyon. Did some really cool river fishing and caught some pretty Brook Trout....
Mckay Jensen
Oct 29, 20221 min read
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Calgary Alberta
On our way up to Vanderhoof we decided to stay a few days in Calgary to split up the trip a bit, we had an awesome hotel right downtown,...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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Cheslatta Falls
What a cool place, these falls are very powerful and extremely beautiful. Someone we passed on the trail was surprised we wouldn't be...
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Oct 28, 20221 min read
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Bryce Canyon in a day.
Spent a full day at Bryce Canyon National Park. Hiked a lot of miles and saw a lot of orange rocks and it was great. Awesome weather and...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 26, 20221 min read
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Mt. Pope Provincial Park
Took a day to do a not so quick and not so easy 8 mile hike up Mt. Pope, got a good workout and got to enjoy some beautiful views. Didn't...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Candyland
Amazing chance to go to Canyonlands National Park, spent 4 days there by myself doing some backcountry camping and hiking. I did take my...
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Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Red Reef Trail Hike
March in St George means perfect time to swim, we did an awesome hike through some slot canyons with enough water to swim in, I always...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Murray Ridge
Took a day trip to Murray Ridge ski resort, great snow and had it all to myself.
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Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Joffrey Lakes
Joffrey Lakes is still to this day my favorite hike I have ever done, there were waterfalls, rivers, glaciers and almost fake looking...
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Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Fish on!
Day trip out to Camsell lake up around Vanderhoof, caught over 150 fish in just a few hours, yes you heard that right, caught and...
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Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Sunny in Seattle
Spent a day or 2 in Seattle, eating fish and chips, looking at gum walls, biking the streets and touring Pike Place Market.
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Oct 23, 20221 min read
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Mexico
Trip to Mexico in February 2019, great way to start off the year. Drank so many pina coladas I didn't eat anything all week. All...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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Trip Back Home
First time taking Allie up to Canada, came up for Christmas to enjoy the bitter cold and endless dark of a northern winter. This was in...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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