Trail Tales-Goats At The Robins

Posted by on Mar 29, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

As an old friend and I were climbing the rooty way up to the Robin Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness one wet morning, he was telling me about this lakes basin ongoing problem with domesticated mountain goats. He liked to exaggerate when telling a story, so I took this fact with a grain of […]

Gear Closet-Goosefeet’s Down Socks

Posted by on Mar 24, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

I have nothing but good things to say about my Goosefeet Socks, they are an incredible investment in a good night’s sleep. Sometimes when you go to sleep in the backcountry it can be hard to settle in to your sleeping bag and get warm, especially when a storm has crept in or your feet […]

Trail Tales-The Hyper Dog

Posted by on Mar 22, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Me, my brother and my friend Erynn were hiking the PCT from Snoqualmie to Stevens Pass one year and rounding a corner high above Josephine Lake when these two kids came running up to us. They were telling us how their dog was up ahead of their family and fell off the steep slope on […]