Four days in the Great Basin
Four extraordinary days in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada. Read More …
Month: June 2019
From the web – June 24th
A hodgepodge of items before I take off for a bit. Read More …
A revisit: The PCT Hiker’s Handbook
I wrote an article looking over Ray Jardine’s classic PCT Hiker’s Handbook (1996 edition) almost twenty-five years after the initial publication. Read More …
Escaping the heat in the La Sals
A quick trip before I take off for other points. Read More …
Quick Tip: Dollar store spice mixes for outdoor cooking
On a road trip or need to jazz up some backpacking meals easily? Get some spice mixes inexpensively. Read More …
Summer 2019 – Or why I did not answer your inquiry right away
My plans for the summer of 2019. If I don’t get back to your inquiry right away, here’s why. 🙂 Read More …
Seek by iNaturalist
The “Seek” app is essentially Shazam for the natural world. Free, powerful, simple to use, and immensely useful – an app well worth getting. Read More …
Into the Blue – The Abajo Mountains
Joan and I did some hiking in this obscure range south of Moab and near Monticello. Read More …
From the web – June 10th
Some items of interest from the great outdoors. Read More …
A sorta history of modern ultralight backpacking
Lightweight or even “ultra-lightweight” backpacking is nothing new of course. But when did the term as we now know it come about? Read More …
An Interview with the Most Accomplished Cyber Hiker of All Time
I interviewed this very well-known hiker (type), and The Trek published the interview. Read More …
Colorado National Monument – The joy of hiking
We enjoyed a relaxing weekend in the Grand Junction area while exploring the nearby Colorado National Monument with Joan’s parents. Read More …