Quick Tip: BagTex – A poor person’s VBL
A quick winter tip for keeping the feet warm in single digit temps. Read More …
Five day B&W photo challenge
A collection of photos from the five day B&W challenge. Black and white photography[1] has always been something I loved. I am not a professional photographer by any means, but I do love photography to capture certain scenes in the Read More …
Powder Ghost Towns
Now that winter is here, time look at a great book for backcountry skiing: Powder Ghost Towns.
Red Mountain Open Space – A walk through time
Geological and scenic wonder in the Red Mountain Open Space outside of Ft. Collins, CO.
Last bit of Fall: Third Flatiron Climb
A climb on Boulder’s classic Third Flatiron.
Outdoor Quotes and Musings
The following is a collection of outdoor quotes from a Yahoo group I helped to maintain: the Colorado Hiking and Outdoor Society “back in the day”. The group is now on Meetup. Most of the quotes were chosen by me. Read More …
Wilderness Ethics – Preserving the Spirit of Wildness
Looking at a minor classic in wilderness writing that may be more pertinent now than when it was written. Read More …
Lightweight backpacking – Evolution not revolution
Sometimes it is bemoaned how lightweight gear is not used more. But it is. The longer view just has to be taken. Read More …
The gray days of November
November is the real in-between time. Time for gear repair, maintenance and sorting. And reflecting on the time ahead.
Website of the week: The History of Gear Project
With GoLite going off into history, here’s a look at other famous brands that while influential are no longer around and/or different in form.
More fall wanderings…Roxborough State Park
A loop in Roxborough state park and the nearby USFS lands
Flyers Kit Bag – Easy staging for trips
A look at the flyer’s kit bag. A surplus store special that makes trip organization easier.
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Fall Foothills Stroll
You can’t always get out as much as you want. But sometimes even a couple of hours is good enough.
GoLite – Recent stumbles
Some thoughts about the recent GoLite Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The Trail Show #29: The Pacific Northwest Trail
The Trail Show #29: The Pacific Northwest Trail featuring special guest Cam “Swami” Honan.
Uniqlo and trail news: Trail Groove Issue 18
Another issue of Trail Groove that has some of my articles.
TBT Gear: White gas stove
Another TBT gear style: the white gas stove Continuing the stroll down memory lane (trail?), another item I used in my formative years of backpacking was an MSR Whisperlite International. I remember when I first bought it and tried Read More …
Blaze Orange, Blow Downs and Beer: Mt Evans Wilderness
An attempted S24O in the Mt Evans Wilderness with Cam “Swami” Honan of thehikinglife.com .