This last week reinforced an important lesson for hikers: Hike YOUR hike, nobody else’s. As I explained to my parents and friends, that is REALLY easy to say, but very hard to do. Between the gear company’s marketing and social … Read More
Six Moon Designs posted a great blog article on faster, longer hiking. I found it worth the read. I am, depending on the hike’s objective and my intent, seeking healthier ways to hike longer and faster when that’s the intent. … Read More
Those wonderful people at Six Moons Design (an Oregon company after all!) posted a brilliant piece on solo hiking. As an experienced solo hiker, with some miles solo over the last few years, the list of recommendations and practices was … Read More
I recently read a blog post which has since been lost about hiking blogs – like Goatbells – where the author stated that hikers can find all kinds of information on gear, food and trails – almost too much information … Read More
As part of genuine wonder for our natural world and ethical, better living, I find understanding my living’s environmental impact important to help make better choices. Anthropocene Magazine published a great article on the carbon impact of different fisheries and … Read More
Treeline Review, a great hiking resource, posted an updated article on stream crossings while hiking and backpacking, “How to Ford a River”. Below is the opening paragraph, and for those hikers who need to cross streams, especially glacial streams in … Read More
Gossamer Gear posted a good summary of “Fastpacking” which is about as close to what I practice as I’ve seen published. Here is their definition: Fastpacking is the love child of trail running and ultralight backpacking. Fastpackers cover long distances … Read More
Favored gear manufacturer Gossamer Gear (website) published a great post on Leave No Trace Behind. My backpack = Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60L (review). For all hikers, the above post is worth the read, and further reading can be found below: … Read More
