This past weekend I completed the 31-mile Loowit Trail around Mt St Helens. I started and completed my loop using…
Destroying Buschcrafter Shelters: A How-to Guide
BuschCrafter shelters built from live cut trees are bad, and should be destroyed every time you see one. These shelters…
Broken Top Loop: Shelter Failure and Off Trail Fun
It turns out you can learn a lot in a 27 hour trip. This past weekend we settled on the…
Bikepacking on the Oregon Desert Trail
A yearly tradition for me is to hike a section of the Oregon Desert Trail. Last year when I was…
Tip of the Year: Buy Good Shoes in Bulk (and also a .douchepacker. update)
I’ve written before about struggling with Plantar Fasciitis some years back. It’s an excruciating, degenerative condition that will come back…
How to Commandeer Your Uncooperative Pulk
A pulk is an awesome way to enjoy winter backpacking, but it can be a pain in the ass to…
Solving Mysteries: Why was my Exped Winter Pad so damn cold?
A few years back I went on a drunken snow camping trip for a buddies birthday. Aside from getting a…
Klickitat Trail Bikepacking Trip
Last year I wanted to do more bike trips but never really got around to it. I’ve had hankering to…
A Jaunt up on Mt Hood
Since last fall I haven’t been able to get outdoors very much as we’d been on the housing search. I…
Are Instagram and Social Media Ruining the Wilderness?
Check out this article in Trail Groove Magazine by Paul Magnanti, creator of PMAGS.com. It’s an excellent article about Social Media…
