Self Portrait at Green Lake LEICA M9, ZEISS BIOGON C 35/2.8 I am back from a traverse of the Beartooth Plateau with BSA Troop 676 of Bozeman, and am getting caught up, so can’t provide much more than teasers right now. The good stuff (photos and gear list) will appear when this blog is […]
Granite Creek, Middle Fork Flathead River, Great Bear Wilderness, Montana LEICA M9, ZEISS BIOGON C 35/2.8 In a previous post I discussed why a floorless pyramid is the best sort of shelter for wilderness travel but what it can’t give you is a good view when it’s raining. I’ve been reviewing, and comparing, interesting ultralight […]
Bridger Mountains and the Gallatin Valley, Montana Leica M9, Zeiss 35/2.8C How do you train a boy to walk a 50-Miler? In Bozeman, you do it by walking up and down and across the satellite ridges of the Bridger Mountains, where the trails are steep and the mountains have size, and there are enough […]
Bench Pitch A Buttercup Yellow Silnylon Pyramid in the Shadow of the Walling Reef, Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (Sigma DP2s) The pyramid geometry is the most versatile shelter design for the wilderness trekker. A center pole means there is nothing to break unless you don’t pay attention under the heaviest snow loads, and with […]
Sorting Gear On the North Fork Dupuyer Creek, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana Sigma DP2s, f/11, 1/20 sec. I spent a few days over the past weekend on the eastern slope of the Bob Marshall Wilderness in the vicinity of the Walling Reef. This campsite was just inside the canyon, so there’s mountains all round and […]