Weekend Gem-Opal Creek’s Franklin Grove
This is my second trip down the Opal Creek Trail and my furthest into this wild canyon to date. Let me bring you guys up to speed, over the past few years I have been obsessed about old growth valleys. The giant trees, animal life and isolation keep me constantly looking for new ones to […]
Gear Closet-Trail Design’s Sidewinder Ti-Tri Stove
I have scoping out this Trail Designs Ti-Tri Stove for a long time now and I was lucky enough to find one on Backpacking Light’s Gear Swap. It took me a couple of minutes even then to buy it because at $130 used, it isn’t cheap but I am very glad I did for the […]
Trail Tales-The Mysterious Mushroom
At some moment during a challenging solo backpacking trip, the high miles and physical exertion sometimes equal a funny situation. During my 107 mile Black Bear Traverse in the Olympics, I had a two fer, the first was as descended into Home Sweet Home. I walked behind some old hiker gorging on huckleberries, when he […]