Review
Our Current Backpacking Food Picks
The variety of options for backcountry food is mind boggling. With so much to choose from, hikers could fuel with a different diet, brand, or strategy every week of a...
Initial Impressions of the Lightheart Duo Tent
I just bought a Lightheart Gear Duo tent, got it in the mail yesterday and set it up in my backyard for the first time this morning. Here’s a link...
Review of Chris Bolgiano’s The Appalachian Forest
Bolgiano provided me not only with a refreshing review of Appalachia and its environmental concerns related to the forest but also abundant new information.
Gear Review: tasc Performance Men’s Elevation Hoodie
My last couple weeks have been a mixture of skiing, hiking, and... working late into the night, outside, in below freezing temperatures! I wanted to test out the tasc Performance...
Digital media on the trail, part 1
Bored-nothing to do: 9 subscriptions to consider So you’ve made the leap - you’re thru-hiking (or maybe you’re hiking a section). The call of the wild and the woods was...
Book Review: “Freezer Bag Cooking: Trail Food Made Simple”
I think freezer bag dinners are a quick, easy, and inexpensive alternative to freeze-dried meals for any backpacking trip or trek lasting up to a week.
The 5 Non-Profits You Should Support this Holiday Season
Happy Holidays! It's that time of year again, when trees are chopped down in the name of holiday cheer and millions are spent in giant department stores to show how...
Review of “Backpacking with the Saints”
Anyone who considers himself or herself “spiritual” or “religious” will relish in the open mindedness of this work which offers enough meat to chew on to engage their heart and...
Book Review of “Appalachian Odyssey”
In the continual search for useful and inspiring books about the Appalachian Trail, we had to get our hands on Appalachian Odyssey for obvious reasons. This book follows the author’s journey...
Review: Arc’teryx Satoro AR long sleeve zip-up shirt – Women’s
Disclosure: The following product was donated for the purpose of review. I’m writing this from mile 1716 on the PCT, where I’m currently in a love affair with this shirt. Prepping for my