Gear Closet: Vargo Titanium Wood Burning Stove

Posted by on Oct 29, 2013 in Gear Review, Lightweight Gear | No Comments

This Vargo Stove folds up to a very manageable size of 6.4 by 6.4 inches in its protective case and easily stashes away anywhere in your pack. It is a great beginners wood burning stove because it has a door to add more fuel into and a floor to make sure you keep it’s fire […]

Mt. Margaret Loop-Mt. St Helens area

Posted by on Jul 21, 2013 in Trail Reports, WA | No Comments

I went out on my first solo backpack trip of the summer season to Mt. Margaret Backcountry. I started at Norway Pass and climbed up to Bear Pass and down to the Lakes Basin area where I spent my first night by Snow Lake along with some enthusiastic bullfrogs to keep me company. The next […]

Hunt’s Cove Loop + Grizzly Peak-Mt. Jefferson Wilderness

Posted by on Jul 21, 2013 in Trail Reports | No Comments

Went out to Mt. Jefferson for a few days to spend some time with new friends and do some off trail investigation into Hunt’s Cove and Shale Lake areas. I discovered some small tarns and meadows above Hunt’s Cove and found two way trail that winded higher to the PCT and great views of Jefferson […]