Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Planning a Family Trip (with little kids, too!)
Traveling in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area can be a most amazing experience, but if you really want to level up your experience enjoy it with little ones! Nephews, grandchildren, cousins, friends and of course your own children will cherish memories of these adventures thanks to those who are willing (or dare!) to take them. […]
5 Short Multi-Day Canoe Trips
Paddle the Backcountry: 5 Multi-Day Canoe Trips to Camp a New Way I really wanted to take this opportunity to repeat the folk-lore that my home state has more shoreline than any other. Unfortunately, a quick online search to verify it debunked it instead. Still, as I wrote this article about canoe trips, it brought […]
Why We Wander
Sitting in front of a blue light generating computer for eight hours a day is not how we were meant to be. Sitting in traffic watching the turn signal of the car ahead stay on for twenty blocks. The smell of diesel exhaust mixing with cooling coffee while we slowly inch through the concrete maze […]
Choose Your Own Adventure: What Long Trail Is for You?
The decision to undergo a thru hike is not an easy one. There are many things to consider, from food storage to shelter to your pack to the shoes you will inevitably wear down (multiple times). These choices and related opinions are incredibly contentious among hikers but more prevalent are the questions and disbelief you may encounter in your closest friends and family.
Dear PCT Class of 2024
The videos have been watched. The gear has been dialed in. The permit has been secured. It’s happening – you are, for so many, about to embark on the biggest adventure of your life. But what if I told you all the planning and all the research will go out the window the second you […]
The Fear and the Light
Franklin Roosevelt famously said “The only thing to fear is fear itself”. He must not have gone camping in the mountains with bears! There is something about the darkness of the woods at night. The silence. Each day the woods are alive with the sounds of birds, chipmunks, insects. The buzzes, squeaks, hums and taps […]
5 Short Thru Hikes for Big Adventure
5 Short Thru Hikes for Big Adventure | Thru Hiking on a Time Budget | Hiking in Vermont – Oklahoma – California – Colorado – British Columbia
How to Enter the National Park Lottery System
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From the Colorado Trail Foundation: Bears, Critters, and Food Storage on the CT
It’s always interesting to see how different trail organizations approach food storage. Longer trails often pass through areas managed by several different organizations including the National Park Service, USFS, and BLM. This can make it very difficult to create a concise food storage plan for thru-hikers. Luckily, if you’re thinking about hiking the Colorado Trail, the […]
Should I put an AirTag tracker in my BearVault?
Introduction & The Need for Tracking Devices and Alarms When bears try their best to get after your food in a bear canister things can get wild. It’s a flash of paws, jaws, and claws with the BearVault continually slipping out of the animal’s grasp. The vast majority of interactions between canisters and bears last […]
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