Jorden Lake: A Different Kind of Special
Jorden Lake is perched near the western terminus of the Beartooth High Lakes Trail, which you'd infer to be popular simply because the trail is named on the old USGS maps. In July, I…
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Lake Chain Packrafting
Slow paddling through mountain lake chains offers a unique type of solitude and an entirely different way of seeing "routes". In recent years, it's become one of my favorite ways to travel through the…
Cliffhanging: Bear Bagging Above the Treeline
On the Arctic 1000, we slept with our food. This gave me a little bit of trepidation, especially when our camp was usually surrounded by some combination of wolves, muskox, and grizzly bears. I'm…
GoLite Shangri-La 6 & 8: Lightweight Crew Shelters That Meet Standards of Storm Protection, Simplicity, and Group Dynamics
We use GoLite Shangri-La 6's and 8's for our advanced (WT3) Wilderness Trekking School courses, and when I outfit Scout High Adventure Programs going into hostile environments. There are three primary reasons. They are light…
Lonesome Shelter
I have a lesser need to "feel" like I "need" to hike solo today than yesterday because the depth of my experience as a solo traveler will be known only to me: it is…