Last year’s fires put a damper on my plans for hiking the John Muir Trail and also hiking up Half Dome. I had never actually heard of Half Dome until I signed up to hike the JMT. After hearing about how epically scary it is, …
I’ve only been backpacking since last year. BUT, I feel like after spending 21 days with my backpack, I have a little bit of trail cred… I definitely learned about things I don’t want to live without during the summer heat. Speaking of summer, we …
Have you ever tried backpacking food? The dry stuff you add water to? Well, I have and I’m here to tell you that most of it is a little on the bland side and not very healthy. When you are used to eating fresh veggies …
Summer is coming, I hope. I’m ready to soak up the adventures that our short season holds. The crew enjoys getting out into the woods. My boys especially love to chop up firewood, whittle sticks, catch snakes, and do “boy” things. I’ve found a love …
Looking back at those two weeks I can’t help but feel like it only lasted a minute. Sure some of the passes were grueling, and I wanted to give up, but it’s been four months since I got home. It seems like the time since …
One week done and I’m still alive! The fires sure made me nervous that we wouldn’t even make it to the trail, let alone this far. There was a bit of smoke from the fires during the first few days but its pretty well cleared …
Two or three years ago I watched a movie called “Mile, Mile and a Half.” It was about the experience of a group of friends backpacking the John Muir Trail together. The scenery and challenge called to my inner adventurer, BUT, I didn’t have anyone …
This year has been a year of self discovery. And sharing about this adventure is LONG overdue. It all began with a “Why not?” And an unexpected friendship after such a long time searching for a friend that would do the things I’d been dreaming …