I’m Jeff Wood, I’ve lived in the PNW my whole life and I am currently based in Ellensburg, WA. I own a gym called Empowered Fitness Training and I got into fitness 16 years ago (from 2023) when I dropped 125lbs.
One of the things I developed during this time was a love for hiking and I have hiked casually over the years but it has been within the last few years that I have really begun to take it seriously with both distance and intensity. During this time I have explored many different places, learned much, and formed new adventurous ambitions.
Last year (2022) my daughters and I went to the Grand Canyon. We cycled the South Rim and stopped at every view point to take pictures on our first day hiked part way in on our second day. It was a very thrilling adventure!
After hiking many, many miles this year I decided to challenge myself to train to hike Rim-to-Rim at the Grand Canyon during the fall of 2024. This blog will not only cover my progress toward that, it will also discuss the different places I have been, plus any other outdoor adventures I happen to enjoy.
I hope you’ll enjoy reading these posts, seeing the pictures, and watching the videos as much as I do. Until then, I’ll see you out there!