A Quick and Dirty CDT Guide
A quick overview of the Continental Divide Trail for planning purposes. Updated regularly. Read More …
Trips ideas and how to plan you own.
A quick overview of the Continental Divide Trail for planning purposes. Updated regularly. Read More …
A planning guide and overview for planning a thru-hike or long backpack on the Appalachian Trail.
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A Pacific Crest Trail planning guide. A way to get an overview of this wonderful trail without being bogged down with lots of info! Updated regularly. Read More …
My experience backpacking on the Uinta Highline trail in Utah. With trip planning and logistic info. Read More …
Some favorite backpacking loops in the Denver – Boulder area of Colorado. Read More …
Website of the week: SummitPost.org. A great site for any initial trip planning.
Looking for good day hike ideas esp in Colorado? Check out ProTrails.com
The views were astounding. The powder was sweet. That secret camping spot off-trail near a brook was savored. The top of the pass was scrambled to and nothing is seen but an endless vista of mountains. The trailhead is then Read More …
Another Boulder Weekly article. This time about five classic hikes in the Boulder Open Space. As I said in the article "For many, the best part of living in Boulder is the Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) system, which Read More …
An article on The Colorado Trail I wrote for the Boulder Weekly. A quick overview with some options to explore The Colorado Trail for a day, a weekend or the whole enchlada!
Every year, there seems to be a series of questions via e-mail and forums about hiking the Colorado high country in May and into early-mid June. Many of these questions are specifically hiking the Colorado Trail in May or June.
A few favorite day hikes near Denver and Boulder. Read More …
An article about my favorite Colorado winter activity…SKIING!!!!
A Vermont’s Long Trail planning guide. Has info on re-supply, town stops, and some other info that may be useful. Through the power of the Internet, I was able to update this doc without hiking it again. Believe me, I’d Read More …
Two questions I am always asked about my thru-hikes are "How many miles per day did you hike?" and "What did you eat?". My Colorado Trail thru-hike was short enough where I was able to keep track of this information. Read More …
Paul Magnanti’s 2009 Tahoe Rim Trail thru-hike with journal, photos, and planning information. The hiking bug just won’t go away! Even after a 300 mile backpack in the Appalachians, a jaunt in Utah, and going forthwith on the Arizona Trail , I still wanna do Read More …
My journal from my 2009 Tahoe Rim Trail thru-hike. Additionally I have planning information in case you’d like to do the trail as well. Note May 2016: This journal is seven years old. I have no intention of updating the information. Read More …
The journal from my 2009 thru-hike of Benton MacKaye Trail. This article also has planing info.