Category: Packrafting
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Evolution of the North Fork pack (backpacks for the woods, part 3)
I started building the North Fork pack back in late August of 2010, when I was between finishing up grad school and actually working. My work may look good on the internet, but I’m a pretty awful seamstress, what with my lack of patience and hand-eye coordination. I go for functionality, but tend to get…
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The Quiver Quantified (backpacks for the woods, part 2)
M and I currently own nine packs. When I collected them all from corners of the house a while ago, she was surprised it was so few. I say we, and she uses some of them plenty, but let me be honest: I’ve been the prime mover behind acquiring every one of them. As part…
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Thus do I refute Keith Hammer
We in America have a problem. Idiosyncracies of our wilderness preservation laws and their implementation and advocacy have (largely) bifurcated those dedicated to the outdoors as a worthy part of American culture. I’ve yet to find a more stark articulation of this than the Swan View Coalition’s Code of Responsible Recreation (link withheld to protect…
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Thanksgiving in Hell
We wanted something simple for Thanksgiving: a quiet place new to us, without snow and temps warm enough to not warrant full winter gear. We’re far enough north that getting out of our climate zone is a bit of a challenge, but Hells Canyon in Idaho/Oregon delivered. Our route: south from Pittsburgh Landing (all-weather access),…
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Haglofs Ozo review
I’ve taken this evening to wrap up the final details on the Lightweight WPB jacket State of the Market Report for BPL, a project whose complexity I seriously underestimated. Testing 10 jackets with any sort of meaningful depth is not simple, and present the summation of all that time in the rain such that anyone…
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On taking my rifle for a walk
I’ve avoided going hunting since we moved to Montana. The first two autumns I was in grad school and had no time, and last year we had just moved. This year I had nothing by way of avoidance, but still waited until three days ago to buy a deer tag. The truth is that hunting…
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Thank you
I was freshly pressed this afternoon (MST), but seeing my photo of Lake Sherburne on the log-in page did not prepare me for the avalanche of comments. This blog is almost five years old, but I’ve really only taken it seriously in the last 15 months. I’ve written on many occasions that way adventures transform…
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Wilderness racing in the Lower 48
We need to bring Classic-style racing to the lower 48. Insofar as that is possible. We should because it’s awesome, and because I think it’d be reasonably possible to approximate the experience in many important ways (but definitely not all). We because I reckon there aren’t too many essential players in that process who don’t…
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The Crown of the Continent Grand Tour
Lake McDonald and the Larches from Mt. Brown. Training for 2012 started today! Took in a speedy hike to the Mt. Brown lookout this afternoon, 1:50 up, 3;30 round trip. (4300′ of gain, 11.5 miles total). 12 meters/minute average climbing rate. Not bad for having spent the last 3 months drinking beer and fly fishing.…
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Luc is full of crap
Not because of his videos, they are all like this one uncannily good, but because he seems to think I and you drive traffic for him. Absurd, all his videos have like, 1000+ views, while mine have about 87. That could be because his don’t suck, of course…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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