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About Georg Koester
I love the outdoors. Spirituality is my calling. I wrote a book on spirituality, which addresses all those questions about life, love, and purpose. Little else so restores the spirit and health as solving life's challenges by walking out in nature. What an added blessing to live in an area of amazing landscapes with all of nature's variety laid out in endless trails to explore! Yet, it can be lonely without others to share them with, and so here we are. For Hike Difficulty Ratings (R(#)) and Calculations See bit.ly/HikeRating2 . Average pace is of course up to you to set. TH = Trailhead. OnB = Out and Back or In and Out. Loop = Loop (CW= Clockwise; CCW = Counterclockwise. Lollipop = OnB with Loop. Social(s) = Unmarked Trails. Now also animal emoticons, e.g. 🦌 for deer.
Distance travelled
3,875 km
Time in motion
973:50 h
Recent Activity
Nurse Jerrie, Berge⛰🍀🌺Seen🏖⛵😍, and others like this.
Don Tonito, Andreas, and others like this.
Georg KoesterDecember 16, 2025
Really nice hike! It was surprisingly warm at the top and really cold 🥶 (10-20° F?) at the Havasupai Gardens. Saw a mule deer🦌 at the gardens and also the mule train🫏.🌄🤠
Georg KoesterDecember 4, 2025
An awesome hike on a cold 🥶 but sunny 🌞 day. I walked through the first snow at the late end of this year 2025.❄️🤠👍🏻✝️
Ewa und Christof, Nurse Jerrie, and others like this.
Frank Hartmann, Florina, and others like this.
Georg KoesterNovember 30, 2025
Beautiful late autumn hike in sunny weather through the rugged Granite Mountain Wilderness.🤠🌄👍🏻
Don Tonito, Frank Hartmann, and others like this.
Christof 🏔🚶🏽♂️🐕🚲, Nurse Jerrie, and others like this.
Ewa und Christof, Marc, and others like this.
Georg KoesterDecember 1, 2025
What a fabulous hike in the pouring rain. It made for great photos. 🏞📷👍🏻🤠
Georg Koester, Lol Pro And Her Dog 🇬🇧 🐕🌻, and others like this.
Georg KoesterNovember 15, 2025
Nice route in the White Rock Trailhead area Northwest of Thumb Butte, it was a pleasant weather Fall hike.💚🤠
Margarita ⛷🏊♂️🚵♀️, 🌺Marianne 🦂, and others like this.
Georg KoesterNovember 12, 2025
Actual is 13.5 miles and 1,000 ft elevation gain, but Komoot once again messed up the tour with automatic pause. Hotter than expected it turned out to be a tough hike.
Far too warm for the season, a perfect Autumn like Winter hike and great training with nearly full pack!