Recently I helped take a group of Boy Scouts up and over the Franconia Ridge Loop. The Scoutmaster invited me to speak about Leave No Trace, and to accompany the boys. This way, we could talk more LNT on the way up, and I was also a backup adult in case of trouble. Like the…
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PCT Resupply
People have asked me a lot about my PCT resupply strategy. I generally bought as I went, so I didn’t have to buy, and mail, and get sick of, 500 packages of ramen. But the bulk stuff, the trickier stuff, the Amazon-only kind of stuff, I shipped to myself as I went along. Remember, when…
Pemi Loop 2020
The Pemi Loop – it evokes proper noun status of places like The Great Range, Hat Creek Rim, the Maryland Marathon, and the Hundred Mile Wilderness. The hike traverses several 4000 foot peaks, with many 360-degree summit views. There are high campsites, a neat little alpine pond, and some fun scrambles up and down some…
Long Trail Gear List and Resources
Enough people have asked me about my Long Trail gear list so I thought I would post it. It’s similar, almost identical, to my PCT Gear List, with my Borah Gear tarp replacing my trusty Big Agness FlyCreek. I hiked in September, so I had to be prepared for chilly weather, which was in abundance,…
Off-season chores: refurbishing trekking poles
Refurb Since these days it’s alternately snow, mud, or COVID19 season, I’m using the downtime to clean and sort gear, make a note of what needs replacing, and doing some refurbishing and maintence. I have a great pair of trekking poles, their one downside is the cheap steel in the tips wears out after several…