Dressed in Dirt

Say hello to my furry friend

I have adopted a dog. It's about time. She is a 9 month old, 75 lb ball of fur and exhuberance, and,… [more]

Reader Question #20: Art School

Jared M. from Baltimore, MD Question: After seeing all of your cartoons, I can't help wondering,… [more]

The day the electronics died

If you are a follower of my blog, you may have noticed in the past several months that things have been… [more]

On Chirripó and marching bands

We are at 12,000 ft on the top of Chirripó, and my little brain, used to living at sea level, is playing… [more]

Plants and animals in Costa Rica

I have now edited my first set of pictures in Costa Rica, and I am missing that country already. The… [more]

Hey, I wrote that

December 27, 2010

A little while ago, Justin (of Wandering Justin fame) asked me if I wanted to write a guest post for his blog. I felt so honored. Here’s what I came up with: If the outdoors are so great, why did we invent the indoors? If you check it out, you should page through Justin’s blog, [...]

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The calculus behind food selection

December 3, 2010

Ok, it’s actually algebra, but don’t fight it. Having calculus in the title makes it sound more intelligent. Right before my trip to the Seven Devil’s Mtns, I decided that I wanted to come up with a system for food selection. A way to break down caloric density so that making choices would be easy. [...]

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Pictures from snow camping at Panther Creek

December 1, 2010

I went on my second trip out in the snow a few days ago. The snow was a little thicker and we got to practice using a shovel to flatten out the snow under our shelter. Here are a few pics from a wonderful trip.

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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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Cartoon: Gear for women

November 7, 2010

Why make backpacking gear that is specialized for a woman’s body, when you can just make smaller, pink versions of men’s gear? Shrink it and pink it.

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Reader Question #19: Reader Questions

November 5, 2010

Johanna T. from Ogden, UT Question: Wait a minute, do you just make these reader questions up? Answer: Yes. I think of ridiculous questions and then write ridiculous answers. Follow up question: So does that mean that you are now asking yourself a question about whether or not you are asking yourself a question and [...]

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The space between

November 2, 2010

Shannon and I were on our trip in the Seven Devil’s Mountains on the tail end of the summer right before fall. We started talking about the space between the end of something old and the start of something new, and I found it to be a lovely concept. These pictures are my attempt to [...]

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