Choose Your Own Fun Run
There are a wide variety of fun runs out there, the one you choose depends on your definition of fun. Last weekend four of us survived the Warrior Dash in […]
20 Lakes Basin
20 Lakes Basin has been on my to do list since last year; after we got a day-hike preview a couple weekends ago I can’t wait to go back! For […]
2013 Epic Road Trip: Lamoille Canyon
The original plan to end our epic road trip was to hike the Ruby Crest Trail, but Moab was too hard to leave. In the end, our backpacking trip turned […]
2013 Epic Road Trip: Dogging About Moab Part Two
We may have only been in Moab for three days, but they were jam-packed days: On one hand Arches National Park is nonstop amazing rock formations, on the other hand […]
2013 Epic Road Trip: Dogging About Moab Part One
Spend even just a day in southern Utah and you’ll be ready to join the Monkey Wrench Gang – kudos on the page turner Edward Abbey. That being said, I […]
2013 Epic Road Trip: California to Jackson Hole, Wyoming
I think 2,793 miles and five western states qualifies as epic. And that was only the portion of the trip I went on! My parents were at the St. Anthony Sand […]
Seven Days On The Trail With A Dog
All year I looked forward to Aspen joining us on the dog-friendly stretch of the John Muir Trail, but as the trip date loomed nearer I started second-guessing my decision […]
John Muir Trail Part Two: Devil’s Postpile to Muir Ranch
In keeping with the tradition of part one of our John Muir Journey, we didn’t spend one night where we’d planned. However, I think that was for the best – […]
Lady Products in the Backcountry
Warning: This post may cause men to squirm or blush. Back in 2006 I worked at a ranger station that issued wilderness permits. A young couple came in one day to […]
A Family That Plays Together – Stays Together
That’s my family’s belief anyway. Last weekend I was at Meadow Lake, near Truckee, for Sierra Trek. The main attraction for this event is four-wheeling the extremely-challenging Fordyce Trail. I started going to this event […]
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