There’s a version of outdoor culture that makes it seem like getting started with camping gear requires a thousand dollar shopping trip. The right boots, the right pack, the right layers, all in matching colorways, obviously. It’s easy to look at that and decide you’re not ready yet.
There are trips you take that stay with you longer than the photos do. My visit to Havasupai Falls in 2015 is one of…
In the spring of 2006 my brother Alex and I loaded up his Mazda 6 in Arizona and drove home. Not the fast way.…
These are the desert hiking tips that stuck with me after years on the trails around Tucson. The desert has a way of humbling…
The main drive in is unassuming. A small sign points you to the turn, and then another, and then the signs get bigger and…
Backcountry camping safety isn’t something most people think about until something goes wrong. But the difference between a great trip and a dangerous one…
In April my mom and I made the drive down to Florida to visit my brother and his family. The trip had a few…
It does not matter if I am heading out for a two hour hike or a multi day trip, the same hiking essentials are…
In February my friend David’s wife reached out to see if I could make it up to the Fargo and Moorhead area to surprise…