2026 - Hike 2/52 — 52 Hikes With Mike Death Valley National Park

Death Valley was spectacular, yet again.
#52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/hikeswithmike/2026-hike-2

2026 - Hike 1/52 — 52 Hikes With Mike Joshua Tree National Park

Hike 1/52 - Joshua Tree National Park
#52hikeswithmike
www.52hikeswithmike.com/hikeswithmike/2026-hike-152

ADIML - February 26, 2026 — 52 Hikes With Mike Ahhhhh, yes, another Thursday. Overall, pretty normal day of work stuff and life stuff.

ADIML - back in Feb! #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/adiml-february-26-2026

ADIML - February 8, 2026 — 52 Hikes With Mike I had put it on my calendar to do a little ADIML for 2/8 and I almost forgot. It wasn’t a wild day, but there was some good food and good company on this Super Bowl Sunday.

Super-dooper Sunday "a day in my life" #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/adiml-feb8

ADIML - February 5, 2026 — 52 Hikes With Mike I have been falling behind at doing these as often I wanted, so I’m doing a few extras in February! Yesterday was a pretty normal day consisting of work, an afternoon walk, and some evening movies.

ADIML - 2/5 #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramb...

Brewery Quest Update — 52 Hikes With Mike Since the last Brewery Quest Update, found here , I have taken all of the breweries saved on my Google Maps list and entered them into a spreadsheet. I did this with a Google Form and it made it so ...

Brewery Quest Update: Auditing and an error #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/brewery-quest-update-2

i wake up somewhere else — 52 Hikes With Mike i wake up somewhere else by mike nowak daydreaming to my own detriment goodbye is not forever trees grow and shores erode but they’ll be there all the same i’ll make my return i’ll take in the mi...

a little poem #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/8d81n55qyo476y0pwtc2ov1z1rv9e8

ADIML - January 6, 2026 — 52 Hikes With Mike I tried two cameras this time, and only added one from my phone. I’m learning my Olympus TG-5 is better than my super old Canon SD 960IS. So, I’ll keep trying to use the Olympus as you can visibly s...

Yesterday... #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/adiml-january-6-2026

Brewery Quest Update — 52 Hikes With Mike I’m on a quest to visit a brewery in each U.S. State. I’m open to U.S. territories, but we’ll call those bonus breweries. I’m adding Canadian provinces to the list because I’m going to try to get a ...

Update on my Brewery Quest:

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/brewery-quest-update

#52hikeswithmike

ADIML - January 4, 2026 — 52 Hikes With Mike ADIML (a day in my life) is a new project I’m doing this year. I used to do this all the time, back in the day, when I was part of a community on LiveJournal. I will be doing one per week throughout...

Starting a new thing for 2026. I think it's fun. This first one was a little light. #52hikeswithmike #adiml
www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/adiml-january-4-2026

The Four Trips that Started it All! — 52 Hikes With Mike

2027 Will be 20 years since the first road trip that started my desire for travel and adventure. Read about the 4 trips that started it all! My buddy and I are planning all of 2026 for a reunion tour in 2027. www.52hikeswithmike.com/the-four-tri... #52hikeswithmike

Look at the Sky! — 52 Hikes With Mike I’ll forever be a “look at the sky” guy. I’m always staring up and out, and I’m always looking for the moon. Enjoy a photo of the sky from each month this year and keep looking up!

Look at the sky! #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/look-at-the-sky

30 Days of Thanks 2025 - Day 1 — 52 Hikes With Mike Normally I do 30 Days of Thanks for the whole month of November, but not this year. I wanted to try to start around Thanksgiving and go until Christmas, but that was not it for me either. So, I’m st...

30 Days of Thanks 2025 - Day 1 #52hikeswithmike #30DaysofThanks

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/30-days-of-thanks-2025-day-1

Good to be home. Good morning. #52hikeswithmike

Water before coffee — 52 Hikes With Mike A while back I started drinking 30-40 ounces of water first thing after waking up. It has changed the way my body works and improved my digestion. Now, even before drinking water, I start my day wit...

Water before coffee... #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/water-before-coffee

Some goals for October — 52 Hikes With Mike I don’t know why I’m sharing these publicly, but why not? Maybe it’ll inspire someone else? Maybe I just want people to be like “so, did you do the thing?” and then I get to be accountable. These a...

Some October goals: #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/some-goals-for-october

Remember who you are — 52 Hikes With Mike I think I get depressed because I lose sight of the real me and what I want in this world. I am quick to get caught up in finding things to do, focusing on everything that is wrong with my life, or t...

Remember who you are. #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/remember-who-you-are

New River Gorge NP — 52 Hikes With Mike I’m leaving Ohio at the end of August, so I made one final trip to West Virginia to celebrate my friend’s birthday and to see my 29th National Park. New River Gorge National Park is a newer park, but...

My 29th National Park. #52hikeswithmike #FindYourPark

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/new-river-gorge-np

Such a fun weekend. My 29th National Park! #52hikeswithmike

Cuyahoga Valley NP — 52 Hikes With Mike When I decided to leave Ohio, I had a small bucket list of things to accomplish before moving on. I wanted to see the sunrise on Lake Erie and visit the national parks in and near Ohio. I visited Cu...

National Park 27/63, number 28 coming soon! #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/cuyahoga-valley-np

Get What You Want — 52 Hikes With Mike Sometimes you just don’t get what you want in life. This is no surprise and certainly something I’m used to happening. We may not get what we want, but it often leads to what we need. I’ve been str...

Keep doing the work. Thank you to everyone who supports me. #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/get-what-you-want

Winter at the Cabin — 52 Hikes With Mike One aspect of why moving to Duluth is so appealing is the proximity to my friend’s cabin. The cabin is up in the middle of nowhere, off the grid, and always a good time even when there’s work to do t...

Unplugged. #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/winter-at-the-cabin

Best Friends and West Virginia — 52 Hikes With Mike I was lucky enough to visit beautiful West Virginia earlier this summer with two of my favorite people. We stayed at a super cute cabin (thanks John) in the Seneca Rocks, which served as a great cent...

West Virginia is so cool. #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramblings/best-friends-and-west-virginia

A little walk in the woods to help me calm the hell down this week. #hike2 (finally) #52hikeswithmike

Fool’s Spring is here. Evenings are lasting longer, and I’m excited for more daylight on my walks. #52hikeswithmike

Hike 1 of 2025 — 52 Hikes With Mike Today I started the 2025 52 Hike Challenge with a short, creekside stroll. The trail was flat; it was just about a mile in and out. There are so many other trails at this park, so I’m excited it’s s...

Hike 1/52 - hike your own hike! #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/52-hikes-wit...

I forgot to mention automatic coffee (grind and brew, just set it up at night) that goes off when my alarm does! Missed having it, thankful again. #ThankfulThursday #52hikeswithmike

30 Days of Thanks - Day 30 — 52 Hikes With Mike Today I’m grateful for this month to be over and for my favorite one to start tomorrow. December is clearly the best month because I was born and it’s the end of the year. It is the month of twinkly...

I'm thankful for December. #30DaysofThanks #52hikeswithmike

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramb...

30 Days of Thanks - Day 11 — 52 Hikes With Mike I think about this one all the time - I’m grateful for a garage! I was super spoiled in Olympia with a personal garage to park in and I was so excited to have that again in this rental in Ohio. I ha...

30 Days of Thanks - Day 11:

www.52hikeswithmike.com/various-ramb... #52hikeswithmike #30daysofthanks

Enjoy fall to the very end. #52hikeswithmike