Weekend hiker

I, like most of you, have a list of blogs I like to read regularly. Two of my favorites are sectionhiker , by a fellow hiker from the Bosto...

In an earlier post I talked about my gear and briefly mentioned my alcohol stove system. I call it a system because the combination of th...

In my wildlife blog entry I mentioned that I was hoping to see a beaver dam on my trip to the middle fork of the OT. But in the subsequent ...

The Ozark trail, as can be seen from the offical website , will eventually stretch from St Louis down to Arkansas with a large loop around t...

When you are backpacking you get a chance to get away not just from the city but from farms, roads, established campgrounds, and other place...

On my recent hikes I've been using my bivy with no other weather protection. I bring a tarp just in case but on all my recent trips I...

Stephanie, my two-year old has noticed that camping is something Dad does and that he often takes kids with him. I've noticed her talki...