As far as backpacking trips go, having the opportunity to get out into a Wilderness area (Wilderness with a capital "W") probably takes the cake. In...
A few years ago, my friend Chris and I finished the Mountain Masochist trail race, a.k.a. MMTR (read about that Type 2 adventure here and sign up fo...
This past winter my adventure pal, Chris and I took a trip to the James River Face Wilderness near Snowden, Virginia. I'm posting this a long time a...
Let me start off by saying you shouldn't go to the Cranberry Wilderness. It's totally boring and would make a horrible destination for anyone lookin...
This fall I was fortunate enough to squeeze not 1 but 2 backpacking trips into my busy schedule. After heading up to Dolly Sods a few weeks prior, I c...
Even though I’ve lived in the southeastern United States for all of my life, I’ve somehow managed to avoid visiting Shenandoah National Park. We moved...
After the holidays had come and gone, I was itching to get out and do some winter backpacking. I dropped a line out to the usual backpacking crew and...
Autumn and backpacking go hand in hand. I always try to get a fall trip together and this year was no exception. For this trip, I brought my brother...
The Priest. Yes, The Priest will do. And maybe Spy Rock. I had slated the final weekend in October for a solo trip of some kind. I had been bouncing...
Every winter my buddy Chris, who also created a write-up about this trip, and I try to plan a multi-day route someplace where we get to see the wh...
