Next, lets put this thing together: At this point you may think what my husband told me: ”That looks like something out of a meth lab”. Okay, I don’t disagree. Not that I’m familiar with meth labs. Other than what Breaking Bad has taught me, that is. Turn the sucker upside down, stuff it in [...]
The $30 I spent on the MontBell Gaiters was one of the best gear purchases I’ve made. I was introduced to the concept of gaiters many years ago while doing snowsports like snowshoeing and skiing. I never understood the lightweight hiking ones until I started desert hiking – they are incredibly useful for keeping pokies off [...]
I was introduced to Darn Tough Vermont socks many years ago at the Outdoor Retailer Show. They are without doubt the most durable pair of socks I’ve owned. Over the past few years I’ve hiked hundreds, probably close to a thousand miles in the pair pictured to the right and they still spring back to [...]
Due to popular demand: the annual Calipidder Gear of the Year List is back! Over the next ten days I’ll post an item a day, counting down my top ten gear of 2011. I originally had it all written out in one blog post but holy HECK it was long. I don’t want to punish [...]
Arches National Park Continued! (read Part 1 here) Fiery Furnace For our afternoon at Arches National Park we had decided to sign up for the Ranger-led tour of the Fiery Furnace, a complex labyrinth of deep and narrow canyons, arches, pinnacles, and fins. Though small enough for dayhikes, people aren’t allowed to enter the Fiery [...]
Now that I’m back from my Thanksgiving Trip it’s time to get back to blogging about the previous trip! I need to catch up… We had set aside a couple of days to spend in Rocky Mountain National Park. The closest I’ve ever been to the Rockies is in an airplane so I was looking [...]
Before I dive into the series of desert hiking posts I had to post a quick note about the waterfalls at Uvas Canyon County Park (west of Morgan Hill tucked into the Santa Cruz Mountains). Today was a perfect day to visit as the rain has stopped falling from the sky but it has most [...]
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