August 2010

A quick shout out to Gatorade

August 26, 2010

Since I’ve been doing a number of evaluations of electrolyte replacement options, I thought I’d give a quick shout out to the all-time classic: Gatorade. Gatorade has been my mainstay since High School when my track coach introduced me to the mix and I began sprinkling the powder on bananas and bread to make sandwhiches. [...]

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A few more photos from Southern Maine

August 16, 2010

Feeling a bit nostalgic today, I began browsing through my photos from the Appalachian Trail, and I found a few I’d like to share. There are some flaws in this waterfall picture that I’m still trying to figure out. I’d like the water to have more texture, and not be so blindingly white. Maybe a [...]

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Reconsidering because of Ray Jardine #1: sleeping bags

August 14, 2010

After reading Trail Life: Ray Jardine’s Lightweight Backpacking, I have started to reconsider some of my gear choices. Because I have a great deal of respect for him, I am taking his recommendations very seriously. First up: Sleeping bags. I currently use the REI Halo 25, and I love it for 3 reasons. 1) The down [...]

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Reader Question #17: Healthy Living

August 10, 2010

Allison F. from Houston, Texas Question: You live in Portland, Oregon, land of organic vegetables and locally produced foods. Are you pretty healthy? Answer On one day this week I ate only bacon and pudding. That’s it. For the entire day. The next day was mostly hot dogs, and a poptart, I think. It was [...]

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Becoming the enemy

August 6, 2010

I was recently in an outdoor store checking out backpacks. My Granite Gear Vapor Ki had just arrived, but there was a Golite I wanted to investigate. As I stood there, I overheard a saleswoman helping a father son duo pick out their first packs. She was steering the towards the heavy duty 6 lb [...]

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