
Another baker’s dozen – favorite campsites
Another “Baker’s Dozen” of favorite camping spots. A sequel of sorts to what I wrote in 2017. Rather than specific places it is areas we enjoy. Read More …
My views on life, the universe, and everything.
Another “Baker’s Dozen” of favorite camping spots. A sequel of sorts to what I wrote in 2017. Rather than specific places it is areas we enjoy. Read More …
A longer term review of the LightHeart Gear micogrid fleece hoodie. Made in the USA, readily avialable, warm and fuzzy, but best for people who run cold or static use. Read More …
Why I stopped counting ounces with my gear…at least precisely. Updated for 2025. Read More …
The 2015 version of a 1995 holiday newsletter (as I am too old/lazy to do a 2025 TikTok video) .
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We just returend from seventeen days away in Texas going to Hueco Tanks, Big Bend National Park, and Davis Mountain State Park. Some initial thoughts. Read More …
All about the “Sunday Night Blues.” Read More …
Gaia is now potentially new sharing tracks and GPX waypoints unless you mark it as private. And based on their past behavior, I don’t trust them for legacy tracks. Read More …
What got directed as an insult months ago seems less an insult and more of an aspirational idea worth striving for. Read More …
A look over 2023 with some photos and a few thoughts. Read More …
The gear pick of the year for 2023? The best gift for any outdoors person – The Gift of Time. Read More …
Over 200 images for your perusal. Mainly The Four Corners area, some from Nevada, the High Plains, and even a few from north of Banff. Updated Nov 2023. Read More …
Top Ten Gear Lists are perhaps the most popular articles in any community. Be it backpacking, music, movies, etc. But they are typically useless. Read More …
A look at lightweight backpacking concepts for couples. More so than solo, lightweight backpacking as a couple means the overall system. Some thoughts. Updated Sept 2023. Read More …
Thoughts on why images are not vandalism. And reasons why people are calling them images rather than “rock art” as well. Read More …
Polar explorers talk about the concept of last journeys. Maybe we are in the age of last, traditionally defined, other outdoor journeys as well? Read More …
Three guidelines for the outdoors: be safe, be courteous of others and their experience, have fun. Read More …
America’s Outdoor Recreation Act seems promising. But I see many loopholes potentially exploited for financial interests. Or, business as usual. Read More …
For those who live in a tourist community, it sometimes feels like we fill the role of Non-Player Characters (NPCs). Read More …