Bedrock & Paradox

So we’re doing the big move tomorrow. No more denial for me. I needed some more material for the pack design video, and while I hesitated to fake it (ie not get it on an actual multi-day), it was either do it yesterday evening or wait until the dust settled in two months. That and…

That is; the river, the mountains, and everything in between.

The third annual Remember Marcy Vision Quest is in the bag; Bill Martin finished this morning, and the whole crew went and got pancakes to celebrate.  The event isn’t a race, in two important senses.  First, no one other than Bill has taken an especially serious crack at finishing it.  Second, Bill doesn’t race it…

There’s a group here in Missoula called Mountain Pugs, who get together every Sunday and let their pugs play. We haven’t witnessed this yet, but plan to this week. I joined them on FB a while ago because it seemed like a good idea. We had a great Pug growing up, so I have a…

Occasionally when packing and sorting through all your junk you find something neat. On the left is my current shell, an Arc’teryx Alpha SL pullover.  Single layer Gore-tex paclite, waterproof zips, ‘roo pocket, pit zips.  Mens medium On the right is the first Gore-tex garment I ever owned, a The North Face anorak I got…

First I woke up and made coffee. Then I got to work making some arrabiata sauce from scratch.  Arrabiata is essentially a spicey marinara, and seemed a natural fit given the ingrediants I had on hand.  To whit: a bunch of thai chilis from the farmers market, some awesome sweet white onions from the farmers…

These are two more spy shots of my North Fork Pack (which I’ll be doing a video about next week). I post them because this pack is by far the most sophisticated and successful piece of gear I’ve ever made.  It carries far better than I could have hoped. Eric’s link to this Cilogear blog…

Prologue: Outdoor adventures are, in and of themselves, worth very little. The value of challenging recreation outside is in the extent to which it expands, progresses, and hones the consciousness of the participants. Humans being social creatures, this is then passed on to others, directly and indirectly, and hopefully for their benefit. The many hiking,…

http://player.vimeo.com/video/15541368 The one thing I’ll miss more than Big Dipper Ice Cream.