The lure of fresh powder…
I love to ski…and the backcountry ski season is shaping up to be good one. 🙂 Here's one shot from the old Hidden Valley ski area With the "epic storm of the season" brewing up, it is only going Read More …
I love to ski…and the backcountry ski season is shaping up to be good one. 🙂 Here's one shot from the old Hidden Valley ski area With the "epic storm of the season" brewing up, it is only going Read More …
For your reading pleasure (?!?!), I imported and tweaked the bulk of my trip reports from late 2006 to the present. The ones that tend to be missing are local 'shoulder' season hikes that, while nice, don't have many photos Read More …
An account of my first backpacking trip in 1996. I did not know what I was doing to say the least! But, everyone has to start somewhere. It was not a lightweight bapcking trip to say the least! 🙂 With Read More …
If you can’t tell by some of the references to cooking in my hiking documents, I love food. The cooking, the eating, the enjoying of it all with friends.
In my years of being in Colorado, there are quite a few places I have yet to go. Places I want to explore, see and experience. For whatever reason, I just have not been to them yet. Plans come up. Read More …
I just published a new photo calendar on my photo site at Rebdubble. You can also buy various photos and other calendars here. The other calendars automagically update for each year. So buy the gift of photos for Chrismahanukwanzakah! 🙂 Read More …
The Thanksgiving Holiday is often a gift of time for myself and many of my friends. A chance to take some extended time in a place for more than just an overnight. As with last year, my friend Markhamm and Read More …
In May of 2004, Rocky Mountain Sports Magazine published an article about the Nalgene bottle craze in Colorado. Not just for outdoor types, but seems EVERYONE has one of these lexan wonders. The magazine solicited stories about Nalgene bottles in Read More …
Isaac Stokes is a neighbor of Marni and Josh. He also writes an outdoor column for the Boulder Weekly. Out of the conversations we had over shared beers, Issac thought an article about my more "down to earth" approach to Read More …
This past weekend was one of local hikes. One hike was an old favorite another hike was exploring a new place and doing some first hand research in the process. A great little weekend!
Over the years I have honed my expertise in many things outdoor related: What gear to carry, what wax I should put on my skis, the best place for AYCE buffets and what booze packs the best. Some of my ideas Read More …
The areas in the outdoors I seem to gravitate towards are the austere and desolate places. Places such a the high alpine areas of the mountains. The red rock country of the Colorado Plateau. And add to this place the Read More …
An article from the Colorado Daily by my friend Jenn Fields. Yours truly mentioned the joys of night time jaunts in there. 🙂
An interview I did on Hike Yeah with Alex Head on my thoughts of the "raising the ante" seemingly popular with the long distance hiking scene…
A version of this document has appeared in Yogi’s PCT Handbook and on various hiking boards. It is also in the current edition of the Colorado Trail Guidebook. My overview of lightweight backpacking. One sunny, summer day in Maine, Read More …
An overview and comparison of ways to treat water in the backcountry for hiking, backpacking and camping. Read More …
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You can listen to me wax my .02 on hiking opinions on the last half of this podcast. Perhaps the only hiking podcast with a guest who speaks with the touch of a Rhody accent! Part two is also available.