Essays

Technical notes on strategy, trust, systems, and durable growth.

24 Hours: Hyalite Cirque (near Bozeman, Montana)

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…

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“Summer” Snow in Montana

  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…

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Packrafting Yankee Jim Canyon

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…

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Opening Day with the 22-oz Pak-Rifle

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…

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