backpacking

Beasties

September 29, 2009

I have yet to get eaten by a bear, but I will blog about it immediately if it happens. A few nights ago, I woke up yelling because I was certain that something-a bear, a rabid raccoon, a frisky skunk-had me by the legs. I am not using my tent right now, just my rainfly [...]

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Lafayette Ridge in the White Mountains

September 18, 2009

This was easily one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. And, not to be cliche, but the picture doesn’t do it justice.

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Fog

September 16, 2009

I’m experimenting with photographing fog and this is my first attempt. Any tips would be appreciated.

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Reader Question #9: Beautiful Things

September 16, 2009

Cecily O. from Portland, OR Question: You seem to complain a lot on your blog, are you actually having a good time? Answer: Yes. Things on the trail keep getting better, except when they’re not. I am seeing beautiful things here. For example, the other day I started hiking in a thick fog. As the [...]

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Laugh Track

September 13, 2009

Today I learned some practical advice that I would like to pass on to you. Here goes: the REI Quarter Dom tent has two different color poles, two orange and one silver. If, as you take down your tent early in the morning, you would like to avoid being smacked in the face, take out [...]

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Emergency blanket: win

September 11, 2009

It’s 3:30 on a cold, foggy night and a woman tells me that my attitude is not helpful. “We’re all in this together,” she says. And I think, “I’ve been ‘in this’ for 6 hours. You’re just now showing up.” Let me rewind a little and say this: an emergency blanket is a windproof, waterproof [...]

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Fruit cakes

September 10, 2009

Yesterday a woman about my age came up to me and said, “I have a present for you.” She held out a ripe orange. I felt like she was handing me a glowing, golden orb. Seriously. I cannot in my life remember a time when I was this excited to eat fruit. She said, “You’re [...]

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Shoving my pack through the Mahoosac Notch

September 6, 2009

The Mahoosac Notch is known as “the hardest mile on the Appalachian Trail.” In it, you wiggle under big boulders, stuff your backpack through holes, and hop from rock to rock. It was incredibly fun. Here are a few pictures of me shoving my pack ahead of me as I climb through a tunnel.

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