In July 2022 I returned to Glacier National Park for my 4th hike there. This trip we did a 30-mile, 3-day hike in the Many Glacier/Belly River area of Glacier.
Colorado Overlanding – July 2022
In July 2022 Jeremy invited me on a southwest Colorado overlanding trip. The trip would take us on some of the most epic off-road trails Colorado has to offer.
Land Between the Lakes Overlanding – April 2022
The second trip of the 2022 season was not a backpacking trip. I teamed up with Jeremy to do an ‘overlanding’ trip in the Land Between the Lakes.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Backpacking – March 2022
I kicked off the 2022 hiking season in late March with my fourth backpacking trip to iconic Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We did a 3-day, 2-night, 22-mile hike in the Elmont area of the park.
Wind River Range Backpacking – July 2021
For my ‘big’ western trip of 2021 we returned to the Wind River Range in Wyoming, where the views are glorious and permits aren’t required.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – June 2021
A canoe trip in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has occupied a spot near the top of my ‘Bucket List’ for a long time. The opportunity finally presented itself in June 2021 when I was invited on a 6-day Boundary Waters trip.
Cranberry Wilderness Backpacking – May 2020
In late May 2020, after a couple months of Coronavirus quarantine ‘lock-down’ we decided to make a jail break! The Cranberry Wilderness in West Virginia was our destination.
Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Backpacking – June 2020
During the Covid-19 pandemic a group of us ‘escaped’ from lockdown to take a much needed backpacking trip in the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness. It was the hardest hike I ever attempted.
Yellowstone National Park Backpacking – June 2019
Iconic Yellowstone National Park was the destination for my fourth hike of the 2019 backpacking season, and it is a place I’d dreamed of getting to since I started backpacking.
Glacier National Park Backpacking – September 2018
My third backpacking trip to Glacier National Park, in September 2018, proved to be one of the most mentally challenging ‘adventures’ of my life. It was a solo trip, possibly ill-advised in grizzly country and discouraged by the Glacier NPS. My original plans for the trip had already been cancelled when I decided at the last moment to ‘re-engage’. I entered into it with the least amount of confidence and mental commitment I had ever had for a significant Western backpacking trip. In the end it proved to be one of my greatest life challenges overcome, and one of the best backpacking trips of my life.
