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Maggie Lakes Backpack in November
Zoie, our orange and somewhat spunky cat looked at me with disdain as I slowly rolled over from a deep sleep to turn off my alarm clock. “What are you doing?” she asked. “It’s 3:00 in the morning on a Sunday — you’re planning to drive for six hours, strap on a backpack, and then […]
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A Solo Backpack
Jeannie spent the past few days showing off little Mason to our friends and family in Portland, which gave me the opportunity to get out on another adventure. For this trip, I headed up to the Glacier Peak Wilderness where I created a loop trip connecting Lost Creek Ridge over to Lake Byrne, south along […]
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Finally. Back to Backpacking
Two years. Almost exactly. It has been a long time since I’ve been backpacking. Having a child will do things like that. We’ve been able to do some short hikes, but any hikes of the multi-day variety have been non-existant, until this past weekend where we were able to do a spectacular loop hike in […]
Read MoreWill Backpack for Baked Goods
It used to be that I saw backpacking as purely a way to enjoy the backcountry and a chance to escape to wilderness. It was an opportunity to leave civilization behind and reconnect with the natural world that we were inhabitants of until only very recently in human history. It wasn’t until the Pacific Crest […]
Read MoreA Return to Backpacking
It has been far too long since I’ve been backpacking. You would think that as someone who runs a hiking and backpacking website, that I would get out far more than I have in the past year, but the universe has conspired against me and kept me from overnight backpacking adventures. It wasn’t totally my […]
Read MoreWallowa Mountain Backpacking Loops
The Wallowa Mountains in Northeast Oregon are known for their beautiful granite peaks, clear lakes, and deep valleys. What makes the region even better, is a wide variety of loop trips that can easily be created to sample the wilderness. The hikes listed below require three to six days to complete. Swamp Lake – Wallowas […]
Read MoreWhat I Didn’t Expect Along the Pacific Crest Trail
How fast time goes by. It was four years ago tomorrow that we arrived in Campo, California to begin our six month hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (aka, “the PCT”). The trail was most definitely beautiful; the stark, subdued tones of the southern Californian desert, the jagged, whitewashed spires contrasted against the intense blue […]
Read MoreGreat Backpacking Loop Trips in the Northwest
It’s time to begin planning some epic summer backpacking trips! While getting out, strapping on a pack, and hiking is generally always a good time, I particularly enjoy loop trips – there’s just something satisfying about not having to backtrack while continually seeing new territory. I’ve hiked some fantastic loops, and I know I have […]
Read MoreLessons From the Pacifc Crest Trail
This article was originally written in November, 2007, right after our 6 month, 2650 mile hike from Mexico to Canada. Frigid river crossings and snow traverses, unending ascents over high mountain passes and soaking rain permeating through layers of waterproof clothing. Our Pacific Crest Trail adventure gave us plenty of uncomfortable situations, but the uncomfortable […]
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