Tweet There is always one last backpacking trip of the season. A time when the leaves are turning, the days are growing shorter and the air that has a crispness at night. In mid-September, a few of us had a last backpacking trip together for the season. I was hoping to get a last trip [...]

Tweet One early fall day, d-low and I decided to again backpack the "Ring The Peak" trail.  At just under 60 miles, it is a work in progress. A CDT hike in miniature: unfinished, a mix of single track, jeep roads, cross country and pavement. Scenic in parts and 'connector trail' in others. It is [...]

Tweet There are some trips where I want to walk all day and immerse myself in the rhythms of the day. Watch the sun rise as I break camp and walk into the twilight of the waning day. A trip where many miles are covered and where much elevation is gained. This trip was not [...]