14.Aug.14 – Explorer Peak An epic day in a Wild Place is made with two ingredients. First, it requires a healthy mix of uncertainty and adversity. Second, it is best enjoyed when you don’t believe it can happen to you on the day you don’t expect it. Today we had both. ### I wore my […]
Tarp camp at Cleveland Lake, High Uintas Wilderness, Utah. This is a 9-foot square flat tarp made by Hyperlite Mountain Gear (link). Weight is about 9 oz naked and complete with enough guy lines and stakes for a serious storm above the treeline, about a pound. // High Uinta Wilderness! Enjoy live dispatches and photos […]
13.Aug.2014 – Cleveland Lake Dear Mom: Happy Birthday! You are not forgotten by me just because I’m tramping in the Wilds. I love you! ### This morning I awoke at 5:25 AM not very eager to emerge from the fancy multi-thousand count Egyptian cotton sheets at the Park City hotel generously comp’d to me by […]
We’ll be taking a trip into the High Uinta Wilderness August 11-21, 2014. Check back here for more as the trip approaches and be sure to follow updates via Twitter @bigskyry.
We slept under the stars last night, cowboy style, as the embers from our final campfire faded in the light of the full moon. I couldn’t sleep. I knew I wanted to finish the expedition and ride the high that comes with accomplishing what you set out to do. I was also looking forward to […]