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Author: Joan

Thoughts on hiking solo

Posted onJanuary 24, 2020January 24, 2020AuthorJoan17 Comments

Joan shares some thoughts on her solo hiking experience. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, MusingsTagsJoan West, solo

What’s in your mail drop?

Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019AuthorJoan5 Comments

Joan details what she places in her maildrops for long hikes and why. With a focus on her cold food (no stove) strategy.

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CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsfood, Joan West, mail drops

Becoming an NPS ranger – The nuts and bolts

Posted onSeptember 30, 2019September 30, 2019AuthorJoan3 Comments

How Joan became a National Park Ranger mid-career; discussed are ways to volunteer, finances, housing, and even healthcare from a nuts and bolts perspective. Read More …

CategoriesGetting StartedTagsJoan West, NPS, ranger

Hands-free umbrella rigging

Posted onSeptember 23, 2019September 24, 2019AuthorJoan10 Comments

Joan shares her techniques for using an umbrella hands-free. Bonus: She also shares some unique, and colorful, alternative uses for an umbrella, too! Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsDIY, Joan West, rain gear, umbrella

Gear Review: Six Moon Designs Silver Shadow carbon umbrella

Posted onSeptember 19, 2019April 22, 2020AuthorJoan12 Comments

Joan reviews this 6.8 oz (193g) carbon fiber shaft umbrella after many miles of hiking in Utah, Nevada, and on the PCT. Read More …

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