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Trip reports, trail guides, field-tested gear, outdoor photography, and notes from the apps workshop.
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Trip Reports · Dec 28, 2020
The Slot Canyon Trail Overview The Slot Canyon Trail in Anza Borrego State Park is one of the more popular yet spectacular hiking trails. The trail itself is fairly easy hike, but the Slot Canyon can get very narrow a...
Stories · Dec 25, 2020
The Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter Overview Back in July I chased down the Neowise Comet in San Diego and I took some decent pictures. This week there was the great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, accordin...
Gear · Dec 20, 2020
HydraPak Recon Water Bottle Introduction The HydraPak Recon water bottle (Amazon Affiliate) is a brand new water bottle from HydraPak, that is advertised as: Utilizing Eastman Tritan™ Renew technology to transform pla...
Gear · Nov 14, 2020
I thought my V4 MYOG backpack would be my last project for a while but, there were a few minor design flaws with it that I needed to fix. I kept pushing the project to the side though and then RipStop by The Roll came...
Trip Reports · Oct 31, 2020
Boy Scout Trail Overview The Boy Scout trail is an 8 miles trail through the beautiful Joshua Tree National Park. The trail is often used for day hikes, access to fantastic climbing, or overnight backpacking trips. Th...
Gear · Oct 24, 2020
Fossil Outdoor BōnDry Overview Hydration bladders are great ways to carry a lot of water for long distances and have even evolved into small lightweight collapsible water bottles in recent years. The number one proble...
Gear · Oct 9, 2020
Garmin UltraTrac Overview Garmin UltraTrac is a battery saving mode on Garmin watches for hiking. The idea here is that a Garmin watch can capture your GPS position at longer intervals and save its battery life in ord...
Trip Reports · Sep 16, 2020
Backcountry Camping on Santa Rosa Island Overview While searching for some backcountry camping spots close to home, I came across Santa Rosa Island. Santa Rosa Island is the second largest island in the Channel Island...
Trip Reports · Sep 4, 2020
This past weekend my Fiance and I did a 5.83 mile hike around Daley Ranch in Escondido California just outside of San Diego. The parking lot for the trail head can be found here. We ended up going in the afternoon so...
Gear · Aug 25, 2020
MYOG Backpack Overview Continuing on advancing my sewing skills to create a perfect balance between hiking day pack and camera gear hauler I officially finished MYOG V4 Dyneema backpack. This pack continues to be just...
Trip Reports · Aug 1, 2020
This past Saturday we just wanted to get out of the apartment, hit the trails, and escape into nature for a couple of hours. This trip report is a great example of how a typically chill day hike can turn into an unexp...
Gear · Jul 22, 2020
Introduction: Oru Kayak Bay ST Review The Oru Kayak Bay ST (Oru Kayak Website) is a beautiful lightweight folding kayak, that can take you on amazing day trips or epic overnight adventures. Unfortunately, its design c...
