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Gear · May 18, 2018
The first time I ever had to use a Bear Canister was when I hiked The High Sierra Trail in California. Before that, I had never used one before and was not excited about trying to pack all my food into this heavy plas...
![[Utah] Photographing Reflection Canyon](/user/pages/02.blog/utah-photographing-reflection-canyon/b08d58717a2cfeb6d134d18e2aae0eb3cc0b4702d98052b705fbb6f49e96537e.jpg)
Trip Reports · May 16, 2018
Backpacking to Reflection Canyon Overview A roughly 10-hour drive to Escalante Utah from San Diego, brought me to Hole in the Rock Road where I drove 50 miles down a dirt road to hike 10 miles through the desert to se...
Gear · May 15, 2018
I tried to make a couple of bivy sacks but unfortunately starting a large project as your first MYOG project is not the best idea... So I decided to try and make a small crampon bag. On my Mt Whitney trip, I carried C...
Trip Reports · May 8, 2018
High Sierra Trail: Introduction The High Sierra Trail to Mt Whitney is a challenging 75-mile trek whose scenery ranges from the giant forest of Sequoia National park, gorgeous mountain lakes, the Kern River Valley and...
Gear · May 7, 2018
Grayl Water Bottle Review I really wanted to love it, I even stood up for it on Back Country Post Forums, before given it a real test. The Grayl Ultralight (Amazon Affiliate) is a new water filter and purifier that wo...
![[California] North Fork to 2nd Lake Sierra Nevada in a Snow Storm](/user/pages/02.blog/california-north-fork-to-2nd-lake-sierra-nevada-in-a-snow-storm/3c59fea289ebf13ff3c7badaa2d8a233441aa189ecf5a11db913cd63a5e09b94.jpg)
Trip Reports · May 2, 2018
I planned an early trip to the Palisades Glacier, you can check out my planned trip here. Unfortunately, we did not make it up to the Palisades Glacier, we only made it to Second Lake due to a snow storm over the Sier...
Gear · Apr 25, 2018
First off, the first competition was canceled early because no one participated. It looks like outdoor gear manufacturers are pretty good these days and no one had an Gear Horror Stories to share with the group. In th...
![[California] Palisades Glacier Sierra Nevadas](/user/pages/02.blog/california-palisades-glacier-sierra-nevadas/394240d51135377f1a87866623dc072a10f9a7f811b760856e704a871d9cd88b.png)
Trip Reports · Apr 25, 2018
Last year I drove my Jeep up to Coyote Flats and Climbed Vagabond and Cloudripper in one day. During that trip, while on the top of Cloudripper I saw one of the most beautiful views I had ever seen. While sitting ther...
![[California] Coyote Flats, Vagabond and Cloudripper two 13k Peaks in 1 Day](/user/pages/02.blog/california-coyote-flats-vagabond-and-cloudripper-two-13k-peaks-in-1-day/53c4fb075a1e3bb490f451e9dc8195852a1fb68d96d24577c421ca068a25e381.jpg)
Trip Reports · Apr 25, 2018
While reading Outside Online I learned about a cool place to go Off Roading in the Sierras Nevadas Called Coyote Flatts. After conducting my own research and building my maps to print, I noticed there were two 13,000f...
Gear · Apr 24, 2018
I was very fortunate that a water purifying company called GRAYL let me try out their new product for free on a week-long hike along the HIgh Sierra Trail to Mount Whitney. It was a pretty neat concept, it worked like...
Stories · Apr 22, 2018
I will be super biased and start out with mine @anomalous_trichromacy But here are my top favorites to follow: @natgeotravel @natgeo @heatonthomas/ @jimmy_chin @petermckinnon @myshellparker @mdpgraphy
![[Boots] Bora 2 Mid Leather GTX from Arc'teryx](/user/pages/02.blog/boots-bora-2-mid-leather-gtx-from-arc-teryx/a636759262bba3d8bbcec1316ff1819077929b6ce7e78ea7a84fd145a340f2d3.jpg)
Gear · Apr 22, 2018
I finally think I have enough miles and abuse on my Bora 2 Mid Leather GTX Hiking boots from Arc'teryx to give them a good initial review. I have done quite a few hikes in these boots, mostly day hikes at this time th...
