Category: backpack
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Peakbagging the Kettle Falls Range
Northwest of Spokane lies a pocket of summits I’ve been eyeballing for months—about a dozen SOTA-qualifying peaks in the 6000–7000 ft range. With some free time and an itch to chase points and elevation, I mapped out a three-day backpacking trip in early June aiming to activate at least four eight-pointers. With almost zero familiarity…
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Hiding Things from Oneself
One of my “ten essentials” when heading out into the backcountry is my Garmin inReach Mini 2. It’s been an incredibly useful tool for getting texts out to my partner (or whomever) when completely out of cell service, which tends to be quite frequent ’round these parts. Aside from the convenience of friendly texts, it…
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Teanaway: July 4th Backpacking
This summer I really wanted to get out and do some multi-day backpacking and bag a few peaks. I have a few rough periods at work throughout the year, thankfully they only last a couple of weeks, but when they’re over I like to escape into the wilds for a day or three and try…
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CdA Bikepack Fandangle
The area that Keith and I were setting out to ride was completely unfamiliar to us. I had mapped out a route that looked good on “paper” but with no real knowledge of what were getting into. The satellite imagery suggest there was a good parking area to leave the car, water along the way,…
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Tents in Roslyn
Followed the brother-in-law out into the wilds of roslyn, washington for a few days of traversing barely-navigable trails and encountering incredible views.
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Somewhere in Central Wash
Met April in the middle of the middle. It was her location and her plan, I was just along of the hike. The intention was to overnight at some designated campsite but we very quickly (not quickly enough) realized that we were completely off route. Decision-making wasn’t our best set of skills this trip and…
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Grand Canyon 2006
Was invited to hike the Canyon by a random group. Unfortunately, I didn’t document much at the time, but I did manage to save these photos. I do remember that the night before the hike we stayed at a hotel in Flagstaff. Waking up early to get on the road we walked to the parking…