Gear Review – The Squak Mountain Co Woolie
A merino blend, cold weather base layer hoodie with excellent ventilation from Squak Mountain Co. Read More …
My views on life, the universe, and everything.
A merino blend, cold weather base layer hoodie with excellent ventilation from Squak Mountain Co. 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 …
A look at 2022. Some sentiment, some snark, and lots of photos. Read More …
Our Sunday evening ritual means repeating a pattern week in and week out. But one we enjoy. Read More …
What backpacking gear has become influential in the past few decades? Some thoughts. Read More …
Now that we live near downtown, we find we rarely drive during the week. The addition of a bike trailer made this task feasible. Read More …
Call it climate change, weather events, cycles, or bad juju. But there are more fires, swings in snow levels, droughts, closures, etc. Some thoughts. Updated June 2022. Read More …
If you try to prepare for every contingency you may find you end up ill-prepared for what you need to do. Read More …
Sr. Helene, a no-nonsense nun, is a woman I think of on March 8th every year. Read More …