One of my goals is to summit the tallest peaks East of the Mississippi and possibly before it’s over just maybe all of the peaks East of the Mississippi that are 6,000 feet or higher. I’ve made it to the top of several of them but there were plenty more that were higher and up until […]
Category: 2013
SEA TO SUMMIT X-POT 2.8L
I own a Sea to Summit X-Mug and have had it for a few years now and it has served me well on different hiking trips. So when I first saw the X-Pot series of pots by Sea To Summit a year ago I was intrigued but I didn’t see a need for it at […]
Granite Gear Leopard V.C 46 Backpack
Shop Solar Inflatable Lights At LuminAid.com I have a few friends with Granite Gear backpacks and I know they are super quality lightweight no-bull gear so I’ve always wanted to obtain one and I finally got the chance when I found some at Sierra Trading Post. I waited until I got the super […]
Merrell Moab Ventilator Low Hiking Shoes
With a giant trip on the JMT(See here: JMT Hike 2015) in the future becoming a reality, at the suggestion of a friend of mine who is an ultra-liter, I finally broke down and bought a pair of Merrell Moab Ventilator Low Hiking Shoes. It was a wonderful surprise when I wore them for 95 […]
BIG SOUTH FORK ANGEL FALLS OVERLOOK BASE CAMP BACKPACK LOOP POURING RAIN W/GRAND TRUNK SKEETER BEETER HAMMOCK 9/20/13 THRU 9/22/13
This was the first time I had ever been to this area of the Angel Falls overlook area of Big South Fork and the first time I had ever hammock camped. In spite of a lot of rain it turned out pretty well. It rained quite a bit but we didn’t let it dampen our spirits and we got quite […]
Joyce Kilmer- Slickrock – Citico Wilderness Naked Ground Big Fat Gap 12/29/13 Thru 12/31/13
I hiked the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock and Citico Wilderness area back in December for the first time and really enjoyed my time spent there. We were actually in the Citico Wilderness area but generally when people refer to it they lump them all together. We didn’t have time to see the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest which was a little disappointing, but the general […]
LINVILLE GORGE THREE NIGHT NO SWITCHBACKS DEEPEST GORGE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI BACKPACK LOOP 11/08/13 THRU 11/11/13
Linville Gorge is an awesome place to hike and backpack! The views from the Chimneys, Shortoff Mountain and Table Rock alone are incredible, not to mention the river itself, which is really cool too. The trails here are some of the steepest and toughest that I’ve hiked in the Eastern U.S., though I’ve been told by friends that it’s very […]
BIG SOUTH FORK YAHOO FALLS OVERNIGHT BACKPACK LOOP 4-6-13
I’ve been on this trip a few times and thought I’d put up a rough itinerary of the mileage and some high points. It’s a great beginner trip because it isn’t overly strenuous or high mileage. It’s just about perfect to get someone new out there and give them a taste of the Big South Fork. Water is readily […]
SEA TO SUMMIT ULTRA-SIL NYLON TARP-PONCHO AND NYLON TARP-PONCHO
I’m not sure if anyone else out there likes these as much as I do but I’ve taken my Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Nylon poncho tarp on nearly every backpack trip for the last two years and it has really come in […]
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