Category: MYOG
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The Ultimate Trip and Gearlist(s)
It’s 2F outside as I sit here in the comfy chair, sipping coffee from the 28 oz Yellowstone NP trout mug. Our neighbor two house down just, as he does whenever snow gives him the chance, cruised by in the process of snowblowing the entire sidewalk on this side of the street. He greated/accosted me…
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A tale of two windshirts (thoughts on winter clothes)
After a week of steady snow and temperatures in town flitting around the freezing mark, winter emphatically arrived last night. Up in the foothills (West Glacier ) evening lows are forecasted solidly into the negative single digits. Might it be time to go camping? The skiing up on Big Mountain has been excellent this week,…
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Memory
This is an article I wrote about my May trip across Yellowstone. Initials inquiries have not panned out, so I’m turning it loose. It is not short. I might send it off somewhere else, so anyone who makes it to the end, please leave any feedback you might have. Acting on desire A faint textured…
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All Pack, version 4
There are few things that will get more mileage, if you’re a regular adventurer outside, than a stout 40-50 liter pack. Enough room for technical day trips or short backpacks, not big enough to be a nuisance on a dayhike, tough enough to beat on for years. My version of this do-most-things pack has evolved…
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Fear and Trembling (in praise of the off-season)
“He had faith by virtue of the absurd, for all human calculation ceased long ago.”-Soren Kierkegaard Glacier National Park was called the Alps of the Americas not only to lure rich easterners away from Europe, but because the high peaks that make up the crown of the continent hold forth with a singular aesthetic. Unlike…
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All-Pack, finalized
Back in April, I put together a pack almost from scratch, which was to be an all sport and all conditions multi-day and/or technical pack. It still represents my finest design and sewing work to date. Although the larger canvas makes execution a lot easier than with frame packs or clothing. It’s been on two…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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