— Featured Posts —
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Backpacking one of Washington's best PCT segments
A straightforward backpacking trip, for the first time in a while. 4 days, 30-something miles through the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Pfiffner Traverse
A Colorado high route... and of course a bike ride!
I guess we're high route people now. This time we hiked the Pfiffner Traverse, an 80-mile route along the Continental Divide in Colorado's Front Range. And in keeping with tradition, we finished the loop by bike.
Sawtooth Traverse Part 1: Hiking the Sawtooth High Route
60 miles through Idaho's Sawtooth Range
The first leg of our Sawtooth adventure. Armed with some maps and a loose itinerary, we navigated through an unofficial Sawtooth High Route.
— Trip Reports —
Vesper Peak
A challenging but spectacular Washington day hike
Vesper Peak is a steep climb, but it's worth it for the fun rock scramble and world-class views at the top.
Ride Ten Thousand
115 miles through the IL Driftless Area
Ride Ten Thousand is an awesome annual gravel ride through the Driftless Area in Illinois, named for the 10k feet of elevation gain on the route. It's really hilly.
Sawtooth Traverse Part 2: Packrafting the Salmon River
Plus a bike ride to complete the loop
The second leg of our Sawtooth adventure. Two days packrafting down the Salmon River, then a 45-mile bike ride back to our starting point.
— Gear —
I made an ultralight pillow!
The perfect backpacking pillow doesn't exist...unless you make one yourself.
My journey to 5 oz's of luxuriously soft silk-swathed head comfort.
I built a bike!
And it rides!
Details about my experience building my steel gravel bike. Next step: plan a bikepacking trip!
7 lb Base Weight Hammock Gear List
Mmmmmmmmmm hammock
Sub 7 lbs, ultralight and all about the hang.