Tag Archives: backpacking

Weather was fickle. We were really put to the test when a monsoonal front came through and hit us all hard. Despite choosing our sites fairly well, rain water pooled everywhere and some was even driven up between the fly and the inner tent. 2 of the 3 tents survived …

Leaving the Muir Trail Ranch was the turning point for the weather. From there it just kept getting more and more challenging. The Muir Pass was the first real rain and it got worse. The views continued to be excellent, despite of the whales lurking around every corner and the …

It was actually hard emotionally to start going after loading up my backpack with food. I don’t know if it was the fact we were about half way done, or maybe the idea of leaving behind civilization on the way to nowhere, but it was hard. Fortunately we met some …

After an early start we headed out on the trail through some more amazing scenery. Check out the photos and video down below.   One of the many fish caught on the trail. This was another nice fellow that I ended up letting go. Nothing like repacking a bear canister …

Things really kicked in on the trip as we pushed 18+ miles on day 3 past Devil’s Postpile into Tulley’s Hole. Yet more scenery to wow!   It was hard to believe the contrast between this area and over the ridge to Devil’s Postpile. Devil’s Postpile National Monument was probably …

For the past year I’ve been organizing a hike of the John Muir Trail with a group of social media enthusiasts. The trip finally started with three of the original 6 on July 13th. After waiting for person number until midday, we took off up the trail towards Donahue Pass. …

To help get in as many miles of the John Muir Trail that weren’t on the group permit, Adam and I decided to hike from Yosemite to Tuolomne on  an alternative route that brought us onto the JMT at about mile 8 (at Sunrise Lakes). In two days we did …

One of the downsides of being the fifth child is that the family has already done all the cool stuff by the time you roll around. I never went to Yosemite and I never visited Disneyland or Yellowstone. Since I was travelling down to California to hike the John Muir …

We did our best to visit every booth at OR Show this summer and keep our ears to the ground for what was impressive and innovative. There were some impressive things happening in the Backpacking department that we thought were worth mentioning. Here is the backpacking gear that is either …

One of the struggles about backpacking with kids is not getting enough fresh fruits, etc. for the kids. As a treat and a try out for the kids we took along some Alternavites Kids vitamin mixes. Alernavites vitamin powder can be used as juice mix, to add to smoothies or …

I can’t say enough how much of an amazing hike the Ozette Triangle is. In my previous post I looked a little bit at the logistics, now I want to take some time to share part 2 of the video and talk about the hiking itself. Day 1 We left …

Out on the western edge of the Olympic Peninsula you’ll find a beautiful and untamed coastline just perfect for hiking with kids. It’s a 9 mile loop that is divided into 3 equal distances. Both camps are on the ocean and the second day is a breathtaking beach hike offering …