Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
Gear cupboard spring cleaning. A combination of culling, gifting, tidying, reminiscing, donating, restoring, “yeah-no, yeah-no……I’ll decide on that one later,” and more reminiscing. During a recent shakeup, among the dusty MSR Whisperlite Stoves, indestructible Thermarest CCF mats, bombproof Macpac Pursuit Read More …
Let me begin this long overdue post with an apology to my readers. I just arrived home after six weeks of hiking around the Scottish Highlands and Norway’s Lofoten Islands. Before departing I had planned to put up a quick Read More …
Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest, and most voluminous lake in the world. Situated in the heart of Siberia, it contains a mind-boggling 22–23% of the planet’s freshwater—more than all five of North America’s Great Lakes combined. It is said Read More …
Located in the remote Yukon Territory, Kluane National Park and Preserve is home to Canada’s highest mountain (Mount Logan – 5,959 m [ / 19, 5450 ft]), one of North America’s densest concentration of grizzly bears, and the largest non-polar Read More …