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 …
Category: Musings
My views on life, the universe, and everything.
Two+ Year review – LightHeart Gear Fleece Hoodie
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 …
Ultra-light but not ultra-precise
Why I stopped counting ounces with my gear…at least precisely. Updated for 2025. Read More …
2024 in review
The 2015 version of a 1995 holiday newsletter (as I am too old/lazy to do a 2025 TikTok video) .
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Thoughts on seventeen days away
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 …
Sunday Blues
All about the “Sunday Night Blues.” Read More …
The Enshittification of Gaia GPS
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 …
On “Structured Rambling”
What got directed as an insult months ago seems less an insult and more of an aspirational idea worth striving for. Read More …
2023 in review
A look over 2023 with some photos and a few thoughts. Read More …
Gear pick of the year 2023 – The Gift of Time
The gear pick of the year for 2023? The best gift for any outdoors person – The Gift of Time. Read More …
Rock Images Gallery
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 Reasons Why Top Ten Gear Lists (Mostly) Suck
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 …
Lightweight backpacking concepts for couples
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 …
Images, not vandalism
Thoughts on why images are not vandalism. And reasons why people are calling them images rather than “rock art” as well. Read More …
The last journey
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 simple outdoor guidelines
Three guidelines for the outdoors: be safe, be courteous of others and their experience, have fun. Read More …
America’s Outdoor Recreation Act – Boon or bust?
America’s Outdoor Recreation Act seems promising. But I see many loopholes potentially exploited for financial interests. Or, business as usual. Read More …
An NPC in Moab Adventure Land
For those who live in a tourist community, it sometimes feels like we fill the role of Non-Player Characters (NPCs). Read More …