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Say hello to my furry friend

July 24, 2011

I have adopted a dog. It’s about time. She is a 9 month old, 75 lb ball of fur and exhuberance, and, yes, she is excited to see you. Here is a picture of her. Like all labs, she only speaks in all caps. Her name is still to be determined. Options include Chaco, Nyah, [...]

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Big changes on PCT plans

February 2, 2011

Hello internets. I have been much away from this blog these past few months for two reasons. I was: 1) Working two jobs over Christmas. 2) Trying to figure a few things out. It’s looking like I won’t be able to go on the PCT this year. I know, I’m bummed too. The timing isn’t [...]

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How to identify a mudslide

January 17, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, it can actually be quite difficult to find and identify a mudslide. They are wily creatures, difficult to spot, appearing only on channel 8 news or on the road home on the last night of your vacation. On the off chance that someone will need this help, I have put together [...]

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Snow falling at Bagby Hot Springs

November 21, 2010

The leaves have all fallen, families will soon gather for Thanksgiving, I have put away my Halloween zombie makeup, and Erin and I have now done our first camping trip with snow. It is that time of the year again. The time when you want so badly to be outside, that you will put up [...]

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Etiquette for tent sharing

October 19, 2010

I returned from Hell’s Canyon Wilderness yesterday, and while I was there I shared my Tarptent with my friend Shannon. This has prompted me to make a list of rules of good form when sharing a tent with someone. 1. Allow your backpacking partner to pick their preferred side of the tent. Occasionally. Alternately, the [...]

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Headed to Hell’s Canyon (for real this time!)

October 4, 2010

I’m headed off to Hell’s Canyon (for real this time) on October 11th thru the 18th. I requested the time off a couple of months ago, but didn’t want to announce the trip until I was certain things would work out. And now it’s happening! I’m going with my friend Shannon, who works with me [...]

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A few more photos from Erin’s trip on the PCT

September 21, 2010

Here are a few more photos from Erin’s trip on the PCT. A quick note, Erin doesn’t touch up her photos and I mostly just resize them, so that beautiful blue sky is really there.

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Erin: Things learned from the test run

September 17, 2010

Before Adelaide and I set off to conquer the PCT this spring, I wanted to do a practice run so that I could test out my gear and get the hang of long distance backpacking. I intended to do 260mi over 14 days and had to pull out after 9 days because of an ankle [...]

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