Richard Fleck

Sailing South from Juneau- Alaska
Enjoying Juneau Harbor’s blinking lights, I ambled down to the dock where my fishing boat cruise woukl begin the next morning to Sum Dum Bay...
Climbing Mount Democrat-Colorado
This two-mile trek to the summit takes the climber past ruins of old silver mines and rusty equipment as well as fields of alpine flowers and...
Climbing Gray’s Peak, Colorado
Grays Peak Trail rises 3,000 feet in a little over three miles up to 14,270 foot Grays Peak, the highest point in Colorado’s Front Range. The...
Climbing Mount Katahdin-Maine
Highest Mountain in Maine and the Beginning of Appalachian Trail The Saddle Trail from Chimney Pond rises steeply through scrubby spruce and rocky...
Rope Bridge of Carrick-a-Rede
The Rope Bridge of Carrick-a-Rede is located 10 miles east of Portrush, Northern Ireland and links the mainland with Carrick Island by thirty yards...
Climbing Kings Peak, Southwest of Manila, Utah
Highest Peak in Utah in the Uninta Range The summit trail to Kings Peak (13,528 feet) from Henry’s Fork Campground is twelve and a half miles...
Climbing Slieve Gullion- North. Ireland
by Richard Fleck, Highest Mountain in Armagh and one of the richest in Legend and Lore The trail up Slieve Gullion takes the hiker to 1,880 feet...
Climbing Hallasan, East of Jeju City, Korea
Highest Mountain in the Republic of Korea on Cheju Island The trail from Gwaneumsa Temple to the summit of Hallasan leads the climber to the highest...
Climbing Mount Elbert- Leadville,CO
Second Highest Mountain in the Lower 48 States in the Sawatch Range The Half Moon Creek trail rises over 4,000 feet in eight miles to a lofty...
Climbing Medicine Bow Peak, West of Laramie, WY
The climber is given key information about the Lewis Lake Trail to the summit of this snow-lined peak at 12,013 feet, the highest point in southern...
Climbing Slide Mountain, West of Shandaken, NY
Highest Mountain in the Catskills of New York State The Curtis-Ormsbee Trail up Slide Mountain (4,203 feet) offers the most sweeping views to the...
Climbing Humphreys Peak, NW of Flagstaff Arizona
Highest Mountain in Arizona in the San Francisco Peaks The hiker is given key information about the Kachina Trail in the Snow Bowl up to 12,633 foot...
Climbing Guadalupe Peak- El Paso, Texas
Highest Mountain in Texas in Guadalupe Mountains National Park Hikers are provided information on hiking the trail up to 8,749 foot Guadalupe Peak...
Climbing Mount Tabeguache-Maysville, CO
Mt. Tabeguache, southern most peak of Colorado’s Sawatch Range, provides a strenuous but very rewarding climb with a variety of wildlife and...