Northern Colorado Delights
A trip in the northern Colorado mountains. Ridge walks, alpine lakes, wildflowers and other off-trail delights.
Tag: backpacking
The Trail Show #26: The Pinhoti Trail
The Trail Show #26 featuring the Pinhoti Trail.
Death of Backpacking – A response
A recent article in High Country News was titled The Death of Backpacking. Hyperbole? No basis in fact? My own .05 worth… Read More …
Buffalo Peaks Saunter
A backpacking trip in the intimate Buffalo Peaks wilderness with someone.
Devils Thumb – Off Trail Option
A classic backpacking loop with an off-trail twist.
South San Juan Stroll
A backpacking trip in the South San Juan Wilderness
Off to the San Juans
I am starting a new job next week, but plan on taking a week for myself first starting Monday evening. I’ll be in the southern San Juans strolling along the Continental Divide. After, I hope to get in a quick Read More …
Tromping in the Basin – Skurka Backpacking Fundamentals Trip
Another backpacking fundamentals course I assisted on with Andrew Skurka.
Continental Divide Trail – “Walk Off the War”
Cool way to follow along with the Warrior Hikers on their CDT journey.
Backpacking with the boys – Lost Creek Wilderness
A Father’s Day weekend trip with my buddy Josh and his two sons.
The Trail Show #25 – West Coast Trail
The Trail Show #25 featuring the West Coast Trail
Work – Life Balance in the Lost Creek Wilderness
A trip with some friends from work in the Lost Creek Wilderness.
Gossamer Gear blog post: The Weekend Warrior
A guest post I made over on the Gossamer Gear blog site: The Weekend Warrior
Trail Groove Issue 15
Trail Groove Issue 15 is out and it looks to be another great issue. The usual excellent photography, well written articles that are practical, thought provoking and inspiring. As with last month, I wrote an article on trail news. My main Read More …
Thoughts on Colin Fletcher
Some musings on a favorite quote from a favorite book by Colin Fletcher Read More …
The Trail Show #24 – Gobi Desert Route
The Trail Show #24 – Gobi Desert Route
Thru-Hikers: Specialized outdoors knowledge
Thru-hikers have extensive experience in the outdoors. But it is a very specialized experience.
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If I did it again – The Big Three Trails
What if I did the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails again? Here’s what I’d do A fairly common question on the hiking forums from people new to thru-hiking is asking “What would you do differently on your Read More …