Essays
This is the first video in a series called "24" that will appear at Backpacking Light starting in Fall 2009. These programs will highlight trips taken by lightweight backpackers in 24 hours from door-to-door…
Technically, this morning still constitutes "summer", since the Fall Equinox doesn't occur until 2:18 PM tomorrow. Here's a shot of this morning's camp at 9k, below Fridley Peak, with Hyalite Peak in the…
I always chuckle a bit when I hear somebody talk about what a bad campsite they had on this or that night. They speak of mosquitoes, or wind, or bears, or [insert your own…
Andy Skurka and I did a quick run down Yankee Jim this morning, enjoying blue skies, green water, and a few boxy rapids. Here's a neat shot of Andy getting swallowed by a wave…
As a grouse hunter, I usually have delusions that opening day will be met with a snowy blizzard, cold temperatures, and low-elevation coveys. It's never, ever happened like that for me. So when Montana's…