A couple of weeks ago I was out on a long solo hike, thinking about interesting things I could do with content here at Calipidder.com. At the same time, I was taking mental notes about two pieces of Columbia gear I was testing out, hoping I wouldn’t forget things when I got home and had [...]
A new episode of my favorite web series came out the other day. Enjoy!
“Yosemite Steve” (not to be confused with Yosemite Sam) has done it again with the newest Yosemite Nature Notes video. This one is all about the glowing Horsetail Falls, a phenomenon that happens during the sometimes serendipitous convergence of several components – time of year, angle of sun, clouds, time of day, and recent weather [...]
After a few conversations on the trail last weekend I thought it would be good to dig out this post from a little over a year ago. If you want your Gore-Tex to be in top shape for the winter season give it a nice spa treatment as described in the video!
August is prime Sierra season so I’ve spent more time in the mountains than on my computer lately (yay!). And I’m turning around and heading back out to do a few peaks over Labor Day weekend. In other words, it’s gonna be a long wait for more trip reports and photos. BUT, I did take [...]
If you’re not a regular viewer of the Yosemite Nature Notes videos, get yourself over to Yosemite’s website and catch up. More views for them means continued funding, and I don’t know about you, but I love these videos and want to see more. The latest episode is about the Frazil Ice phenomenon that happens [...]
I thought this was important enough to get its own entry. When you spend hundreds of dollars on a garment, you want to treat it as carefully as possible. I’ve always associated hand washing and hang drying with the best of care, so that’s how I’ve approached washing my outerwear in the past. Well, I [...]
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