Walking The Backbone – A Backpacking Light article
An article I wrote for Backpacking Light. A photo essay and a briefy synopsis of the lightweight backpacking gear I used from the trail. Check it out!
Articles I wrote for other publications, interviews of me, or related media.
An article I wrote for Backpacking Light. A photo essay and a briefy synopsis of the lightweight backpacking gear I used from the trail. Check it out!
An account of my first backpacking trip in 1996. I did not know what I was doing to say the least! But, everyone has to start somewhere. It was not a lightweight bapcking trip to say the least! 🙂 With Read More …
If you can’t tell by some of the references to cooking in my hiking documents, I love food. The cooking, the eating, the enjoying of it all with friends.
In May of 2004, Rocky Mountain Sports Magazine published an article about the Nalgene bottle craze in Colorado. Not just for outdoor types, but seems EVERYONE has one of these lexan wonders. The magazine solicited stories about Nalgene bottles in Read More …
Isaac Stokes is a neighbor of Marni and Josh. He also writes an outdoor column for the Boulder Weekly. Out of the conversations we had over shared beers, Issac thought an article about my more "down to earth" approach to Read More …
Over the years I have honed my expertise in many things outdoor related: What gear to carry, what wax I should put on my skis, the best place for AYCE buffets and what booze packs the best. Some of my ideas Read More …
An article from the Colorado Daily by my friend Jenn Fields. Yours truly mentioned the joys of night time jaunts in there. 🙂
An interview I did on Hike Yeah with Alex Head on my thoughts of the "raising the ante" seemingly popular with the long distance hiking scene…
You can listen to me wax my .02 on hiking opinions on the last half of this podcast. Perhaps the only hiking podcast with a guest who speaks with the touch of a Rhody accent! Part two is also available.
Every so often, I get an e-mail asking to buy a photo. I never really pursued this too strongly because my free time is limited (esp with my current work schedule) and I'd rather go out and play then hawk Read More …
A short (~10 minute) spot on the CDT aired on the Colorado Matters show on KCFR (a local NPR station) I was in this spot for ~30 seconds. If you want to hear my melodious voice with a tinge of Read More …
Another article I wrote for the Boulder Weekly. This article was about my favorite local backpacking loop. )
An article I wrote about the “Ring The Peak Trail”. This ~60 mile trail circles around Pikes Peak. Currently it is not completed, but the route does give an awesome way to see a unique side of this popular Read More …
Though I like this photo, I'll be the first to admit it looks like something out of a bad cover for Backpacker Magazine: Being the sarcastic twerp I am, I gave the photo this caption: I can see the titles Read More …
In the summer and fall of 2006, wrote some articles about my Continental Divide Trail thru-hike. The articles appeared in the GET OUT section of the paper every other Friday. The archived articles are still there, if a bit out Read More …
In 1998, online journals were not common at all. Online journals about hiking were esp. rare. My thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, in addition to an online journal, made my hike interesting enough that Providence Journal did a story Read More …
An article in Mechanical Engineering Magazine that featured a photo of mine of Glacier Peak on the Pacific Crest Trail. The fact that engineers loved the idea of lightweight backpacking is not surprising. Nice to see they enjoy natural beauty Read More …
Hooked On The Outdoors magazine did an issue of regular people who have done some cool adventures. I was chosen as the backpacker representative . Was probably the worlds ugliest centerfold ever. Don't know if I am a "trail machine", Read More …