Trip Reports Obsidian Collecting at Glass Butte Glass Butte is a rockhounding site managed by BLM that sits about halfway between Bend and Burns on Highway 20. Several varieties of obsidian can Read More » June 3, 2020
Resource Tumalo Canal and Scout Cove: Two Central Oregon Hikes for When You’re Waiting for Snow Last year at this time I had already practically worn out my skis, but La Nina has yet to show her face this winter in Read More » December 23, 2017
Resource Mount Whitney Training Hikes: Bay Area Edition Modern Hiker recently published a great post about training and preparing to climb Mt. Whitney. Casey wrote about some training hikes in Southern California, and Read More » April 28, 2012
Trip Reports Mineral King Loop: Timber Gap, Five Lakes Basin, Sawtooth Pass The Sierra summer backpacking season is coming to a close which means I am home again and can focus on the thousands of photos taken, Read More » September 9, 2010
Outdoor Retailer Day 3 and 4 By Day 3 everyone has hit their stride, but everyone is also exhausted. I turn into a loopy zombie under these conditions, so it’s a Read More » February 10, 2009
Outdoor Retailer Day 2 The Outdoor Retailer show involves a lot of walking around – scurrying between appointments on opposite sides of the hall, checking out that one booth Read More » February 9, 2009
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Day 1 This was my fifth time attending the Outdoor Retailer Winter show, and it was no less daunting. It always takes a while to get over Read More » February 9, 2009
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir (ORWM2009) As I’ve gained experience as a backpacker, one thing I’ve learned is that it isn’t always the big ticket items that make a trip – Read More » February 8, 2009