The 2017 season ended with a Great Smoky Mountains National Park hike. Fires from 2016 would have a huge impact. Ultimately, I had to bail.
Marmot Hype Down Jacket – Gear Review
The Marmot Hype is an inexpensive, lightweight, warm, comfortable, and packable down jacket. It’s ideal for cold weather shoulder season use.
Appalachian Trail Roan Highlands Backpacking – May 2016
I dreamed of backpacking on the Appalachian Trail since the 1960s. My first AT hike came in 2016 when I completed the Roan Highlands section.
Savage Gulf SNA Backpacking – March 2019
My first hike of the 2019 season was to Savage Gulf State Natural Area in Tennessee. It was a great hike. I’ll always remember the bridges!
Seagull Outfitters, Grand Marais, MN – June 2021
Seagull Outfitters is at the end of the road on Minnesota’s Gunflint Trail. It is the perfect location to base any Boundary Waters trip from.
Polebridge Mercantile, Polebridge, MT – September 2018
If you ever plan to do a hike in the North Fork area of Glacier National Park, or simply visit, Polebridge Mercantile is a mandatory stop.
Railriders VersaTac Ultralight Pants – Gear Review
I’ve tried many pants during my backpacking career. When I found the Railriders VersaTac Ultralight pants I knew they were the perfect pants.
Cowboy on the Pacific Crest Trail – September 2015
The 2015 Sierra Nevada hike was a confidence test in my early days of western hikes. In a ‘trail provides’ moment I met a cowboy on the PCT.
Bandon Dunes Golf – November 2010
It took my brother Chip 22 years, but Bandon Dunes was the sequel to our 1988 Scotland trip. It was a great trip but it didn’t go as planned.
Scotland Golf – May 1988
For any golfer a chance to play an iconic Scotland course is on their bucket list. During a magic week in 1988 I played 8 Scottish courses.
