Hi, I’m Lisa “Deepdive” Holmes, a guidebook author & graphic designer.
I post trip reports and info about gear, skills, and backpacking food.
Stunning Falls Creek Falls is the highlight of this loop hike that combines an easy hike alongside a mossy creek in old-growth forest with an upper ridge trail and canyon views.
While it’s important to find gear that works for you based on your individual needs, it can be helpful to hear about what works for others. This is my typical backpacking gear list, with info about how I use each item.
This is a simple camper setup for a 2007 Honda CR-V that allows for leaving the back seats in. Updates for 2021 include attaching legs to the bed platform and adding a side canopy.
Setting up a tarp can be useful for rainy backpacking trips, or in case of an emergency while hiking, they can provide crucial shelter from the elements. In this post, learn more about guylines, knots, and setup details for three different tarp configurations.
This is a list of dehydrated or freeze-dried ingredients that can be used for making your own backpacking meals – a great way to control the quality and eliminate the additives and preservatives found in most commercial meals.
This synthetic insulated jacket has many features not found on similar jackets, and the price tag is much less than you’d expect for what you get.
This list of resources for hikers in Oregon and Washington will help you research what you need to know before heading into the backcountry.
This cookbook is for adventurers who want healthier, higher quality, and better tasting food on trips and don’t mind spending time on food prep in order to have a better meal experience.
Whether you consider yourself a beginning backpacker, or it’s been awhile since your last trip and you want to brush up on your skills, this book will help you plan a trip, learn about gear options, and provide tips for your time on the trail and at camp.
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