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...

PCT Planning update

PCT planning has slowed a bit in the last few months. I did a LOT of research on it this summer. So now I've just been waiting until Dec...

Adventures Update

Well it has been a while since I've written anything. So here's a little update. Since Sara was in Europe for 3.5 months since my la...

Ironman

This past saturday Sara, Tony, Matt and I did the Vineman triathlon. Vineman is a full Ironman distance event, 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ...

Anderson Peak Backpack

Sara, Harlan and I went backpacking in the San Gorgonio Wilderness recently. While I was trying to secure our permit, almost all of the cam...