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This Must Be The Place
Why I prefer to backpack by myself
Where the Trail Begins and the Noise Ends
Eating On Trail: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Tips and Tricks I’ve Learned Over the Years
New Gear for 2025 and Rethinking How to Start My Trip
Life Begins Above Treeline: My Doctor’s Unexpected Wisdom
Offseason Motivation and Longing for the Sierra’s
Harvest Moon; My Fall Trips to the Sierras
Trip Reports
Shakedown Success at Chilnualna Falls, Yosemite
Joshua Tree, Day 3: Nine Miles Back To Reality
Joshua Tree, Day #2: A Day Measured in Heat, Miles, and Moments
Father-Daughter Backpacking Adventure in Joshua Tree
Disappearing in Yosemite: A Solo Journey Through Silence and Stone
Can You Still Find Solitude In Yosemite?
Sierra Point! Finally Able to Knock This Off The Hiking Bucket List
That fateful trip to Mt. Whitney
3 Magical Days of Hiking In Yosemite
The Horseshoe Meadow Loop Follies
12/4/24 – 12/7/24; December in Joshua Tree National Park
6/30/24; Day 4, The Grand Canyon of The Tuolumne
6/29/24; Day 3, Grand Canyon Of The Tuolumne
6/28/24; Day 2, Grand Canyon Of The Tuolumne
6/27/24; Day 1, The Grand Canyon Of The Tuolumne
6/27/24 to 6/30/24; The Grand Canyon Of The Tuolumne
6/6/24: Sun Daze; 2024 Shakedown Trip
Gear
Arc’teryx Sylan 2 Review
Reviewing the PACT Lite Trowel
Dialing It In: My 2026 Backpacking Gear List”
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