Above all, Owen(he/him) loves burritos. They are the reason he wakes, the reason he hikes. His hunger drove him the length of the PCT in 2015, the CDT in 2019, the ECT in 2022, and scatters him to wild places worldwide. An engineer sometimes and hiker trash always, he lives to experience, understand, and help the Earth. www.hikefordays.com
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Is TecnoWool the Next Alpha Direct? Meet the 4-Ounce Fleece That Doesn’t Stink
Quick Verdict The FarPointe TecnoWool Cruiser combines ultralight breathability with the odor resistance of wool. It's comfy, light enough to
Is This the Lightest 3-Person Freestanding Tent Money Can Buy?
The Free Zip is the latest freestanding tent to emerge from Zpacks, purveyors of all things ultralight. Like a mutant hybrid conceived in the Florida
Vargo BOT HD Titanium Pot Review
Have you ever wished that your cookpot could be used to carry extra water? Have you ever accidentally melted your plastic cold-soaking jar while
John Muir Trail Day 20: So Cold, So Close, So Long
JMT Day 20 — 8/23/24Guitar Lake to Whitney PortalHappy Dinner Camp to the endJMT miles: 11JMT total: 191.7Elevation change: 2,927ft gain, 5,863ft
John Muir Trail Day 19: The Center of Everything
JMT Day 19 — 8/22/24Bighorn Plateau to Guitar LakeBigger Sierra Beach Camp to Happy Dinner CampJMT miles: 9.2 milesJMT total: 180.7 milesElevation
John Muir Trail Day 18: Forester, Whitney, and Feeling Pickled
JMT Day 18 — 8/21/24Center Peak Meadow to Bighorn PlateauBig Sierra Camp to Bigger Sierra Beach CampJMT miles: 9.8 milesJMT total: 171.5
John Muir Trail Day 17: No Sleep ’til Whitney
JMT Day 17 — 8/20/24Bullfrog Lake Junction to Center Peak MeadowResupply Rendezvous Camp to Big Sierra CampJMT miles: 6 miles + 5.5 miles resupply
John Muir Trail Day 16: A Reset at Rae Lakes
JMT Day 16 — 8/19/24South Fork Woods Creek to Bullfrog Lake JunctionNo Stakes For You Camp to Resupply Rendezvous CampJMT miles: 9.7 milesJMT
John Muir Trail Day 15: Beware the Mint Cake
JMT Day 15 — 8/18/24Bench Lake Ranger Station to South Fork Woods CreekLiving In A Haze Camp to No Stakes For You CampJMT miles: 11.8 milesJMT
John Muir Trail Day 14: Perseverance
JMT Day 14 — 8/17/24Golden Staircase to Bench Lake Ranger StationWe All Trip Camp to Living In A Haze CampJMT miles: 12.4 milesJMT total: 134.2









