Author: DaveC
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Shut Down
I had to see for myself. Sadly, they were not joking around. I understand that with poaching and other shenanigans this is probably necessary, but it is nonetheless sad that one of the “essential functions” is keeping LE rangers on the job to keep people out. It’s easy for most Americans to go about their…
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30s and raining: some suggestions
30s and raining is the toughest weather to manage sustainably. What follows are some ideas for how to do so, in vague order of importance. -Don’t put your rain jacket on until you have to. “Have to” can be defined as the point where you’ll be getting wet enough from exterior sources that maintaining core…
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A new schoolhouse
I was talking with a client the other day about the virtues of being a beginner, and how wonderful it is to be in a position to learn new things every time. The downside of this can be in the doing; the painful process of finding out the mistakes you made earlier. Early autumn in…
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Autumnal shoe roundup
The time of shallow snow, snain, and hourly freeze/thaw cycles is upon us. Check your shoes. Caveat for all of this is that the shoes gotta fit ya. Check the links to older posts for more extensive discussion. The Boulder X Mid continued to impress through our rather short summer snow climbing season. They’re the…
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Back to the beginning again
As I’ve mentioned before, my parents met in an outdoor shop, and I went backpacking from before I can clearly remember. Backpacking is important to me, and getting to go on a trip with my mom is a big deal. Glacier is also a big deal. We first came here when both my sister and…
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A Spotted Bear elk hunt
I’ve gotten bored with backpacking. Not with the act of backpacking, but with the learning. The point of diminishing returns with reference to reading and the practice of trial and error has been passed. Time to find something else. Which is why elk and deer hunting this fall has been the number one priority all…
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Packing for an elk hunt
I’m headed out in the Bob tomorrow with my stepdad for six days chasing elk. Weather is supposed to be pretty good; lows in the high 30s, highs in the low 80s, maybe a bit of rain. Here’s what I’m bringing. Remington 700 in .30-06, 3-9×40 Leupold, all the trimmings. Detachable sling and Kifaru Gunbearer…
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The same pack all over again
It occurs to me that since I started doing this four years ago, most of my packs have been the same. After all, most everyone needs a solid big pack. Each iteration represents more learning on how to best meet the same demands. The pack bag weighs 25 ounces as shown above, the modified Gossamer…
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The rainy season
After a summer (the whole year thus far, really) of very nice weather it’s finally raining regularly. The heat has been killed off, and the mountains are shrouded in clouds like they’re supposed to be. Life is good. Photos by M. A quest to packraft around upper Grinnell Lake was mostly foiled by rain, as…
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Perfection is a shotgun
Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n’y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n’y a plus rien à retrancher. I would submit that few of us have a coherent idea of what de Saint Exupery meant when he wrote that. The rear foot of a squirrel, for example, performs…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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