Pants

Well that didn't take long... I bought a pair of Western Mountaineering Flash down pants. I was so jealous of Brendan's last week...

Permit!

My PCT permit came in the mail today! The Pacific Crest Trail Association issues permits for thru-hikers who are hiking more than 500 m...

Quick trip on the PCT.

It has been 6 months since Brendan decided he wanted to hike the PCT. The funny thing is that he has never been backpacking in his life. He...

Dos Cabezas

Went out to the desert this past weekend with Colin, Tristen, Brendan, Sara, and Harlan. We drove out Saturday morning to Anza Borrego Sta...

Big 3

For a thru-hiker, major weight savings can be had with the "Big 3". The Big 3 is comprised of the three heaviest items in an ultra...

Settled on a shelter??

Tents/tarps have taken up most of my gear research time in the last few months. I think I settled on one (for now at least).  I origina...

New Scale

Just bought an accurate kitchen scale last night at Costco. It measures down to .1 of an oz. I am going to start weighing everything!!

Skyline with kyle.

I'm am testing out this phone app for the blog. Kyle and I hiked skyline the day after Christmas. I used my new Droid Razr phone for my...