Essays

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

Backcountry Activities

Professional Activities Founder, Publisher, and CEO, Beartooth Media Group, Inc. - including development, oversight and management of the Backpacking Light, BackpackingLight.com, and Beartooth Mountain Press brands. 2001-present. Board of Directors, Continental Divide Trail Alliance.…

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Events and Private Services

EventsI'm now taking bookings for A/V presentations and keynotes for 2009-2010. I'm generally booked about six months in advance. Please contact me through Backpacking Light's Contact Page to inquire about availability and rates.All event…

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Packrafting the East Gallatin River

The East Gallatin River near Bozeman is best known for its trout fishing, although that has declined in recent years as a result of development, overgrazing, and increased siltation from suburban runoff.Because it's flanked…

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A 35 gram Trangia-Like Titanium Alcohol Stove

In spite of - and I mean this literally - hundreds of iterations of alcohol stove designs available commercially and in the public domain, the Trangia still remains one of my favorites. It's durable,…

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Drinking Horse Mountain

Sam has a nice story about eating a cheeseburger at the top of Drinking Horse Mountain, and I thought about him because I too was craving a summit cheeseburger there tonight.   Drinking Horse…

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