trip reports

September 24, 2018

Indian Racetrack and Red Mountain Lookout hike

Indian Heaven Wilderness is my favorite place to hike in the fall, with huckleberries in brilliant shades of yellow and red. We were planning to hike to Blue Lake from the Thomas Lake trailhead, but the road was washed out so we started at the Indian Racetrack instead and hiked up to the Red Mountain lookout.

View Trip Report

OREGON

WASHINGTON

CALIFORNIA
- California Redwoods
- Yosemite

blog

September 16, 2018

How to lighten the load of your backpack

Like pretty much everyone who backpacks, I’ve been looking for ways for lighten my load to make the trips I do take less of a toll on my body. Over two years, with the purchase of a few new items and the leaving behind of a few more, I’ve cut a total of 5.5 pounds from my pack weight!

View Post