Essays
Backpacking Light's Wilderness Trekking III Course was featured in the Billings Gazette last week in a story by Brett French, "Wilderness trek turns the Beartooths into a classroom". Brett noted that "in keeping with…
Today I had what I hope will be my final follow-up with my ankle surgeon. He tells me I'm graduated: i.e., I can return to normal activity with no restrictions. My ankle has healed.…
We're just back from Wilderness Trekking III, the advanced course in Backpacking Light's newly-launched Wilderness Trekking School. Recipe: take 8 solo experts, add a bunch of snow, plop them in an unfamiliar locale, take…
Why is it that the vast majority of outdoor enthusiasts seem to end their "camping season" at Labor Day? Aren't they missing the best reasons to: Need a fire. Fish in a snowstorm. Hang…
Fly fishermen tend to be a rather prideful lot with respect to the acumen they claim for their sport. Leading the way: the art of tying - and fishing - with tiny flies for…