This is part two to my 2024 highlights, you might call it the behind-the-scenes to my outdoorsy adventures. It includes time spent with family and friends, along with completed knitting projects that brought joy to my year. Oh, and lots of good food. Recap posts like this are a great way to appreciate all that…
When deciding where to go on Fridays, I usually chose trails that are typically super busy on the weekends in hopes there will be fewer people. Don’t get me wrong, I love that people are getting outdoors more and more. However, I don’t necessarily want to hike with all of them. That means following rules…
Last Friday I wanted to revisit another familiar but long ago enjoyed hike so when the forecast called for a large amount of snow coming I knew that I only had one chance to check on Beckler Peak before snow closed the road until late spring. If you have been around for awhile, you know…
So when I went to start collecting highlight photos for 2023, I ended up with 418. Way too much for one post! So my year will be broken up into two posts: one a mostly indoor and knitting life post and the other will be the outdoorsy adventure life. The last year or so (maybe…
Back in 2013 I purchased a postal scale, a suggestion I found in one of the most helpful backpacking books: Ultralight Backpacking Tips by Mike Clelland. Its purpose was to be able to compare the weights of what you put in your backpack so as to get down to the lightest possible weight for you….
Ever since the hubs and I spent time snowshoeing on Segelson Ridge, he has wanted to go back and summit Mount Higgins. He’s been out a few times now in hopes of tagging the craggy peak after researching other people’s tracks but without success. Labor Day weekend was the one weekend the hubs and I…