DIY: Sleeping Platform
Here’s the plan, load everything in the back of the truck Thursday. Pile in Friday after work and drive across the Sierra to the trailhead. Sleeping bags are already set […]
Category Archives: Gear Up
DIY: Dog Rain Jacket
Materials for Aspen’s rain jacket: – Gutermann MARA 70 thread – Olive Yellow – 1 yard 2.2 oz HEX70 XL ripstop nylon – Olive Yellow/PU3000/DWR (that stuff at the end means it’s waterproof) […]
DIY: Sleeping Pad Dog Bed
Aspen’s little blanket just wasn’t cutting it. She made this abundantly clear when she sprawled out on the communal dog bed at Pipeworks Climbing Gym and scoffed at her measly blanket […]
DIY: Adventure Pup Down Jacket
Aspen is a pup that wears many hats, figuratively that is, she hates wearing literal hats. She’s an a dventure pup, crazy lady, little spoon, and one of her favorites […]
Midshipman’s Hitch
Rain pelted the thin piece of nylon mere inches above our heads. I could hear the wind building, coming like a run-away train down the mountains and through the trees. […]
Roaming Gnome and Company
Even though she’s only 6.5 inches from hoof to ear, at 9,890 feet elevation, she stands tall over the granite landscape sprinkled with alpine lakes to the west and the vast […]
Packing Lists: Not Just For Rookies
I’m making a list and checking it twice, or else I’m going to find out what I forgot in camp…perhaps my hiking pants, enough toilet paper, my pillow for car […]
DIY: Adventure Pup Sleeping Bag
During the summer months it’s easy enough – unzip my sleeping bag and drape it over the two of us. However, after a few cold nights during a spring weekend […]
Keen Targhee II: My Feet’s Happy Place
Please join me for a candlelit vigil for my original Keen Targhee IIs (Keens). However, after 198 miles of the John Muir Trail, joining the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail club, and countless weekend […]
Thankful For The Little Things
Whenever I venture into the outdoors I’m thankful for towering trees, craggy mountains, and glacier-blue lakes, but I feel the little things don’t get enough credit. With that said, on […]
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