You can't see through a buff very well and if you're not careful people will take pictures of you and make fun of you when all you're trying to do is unsuccessfully protect your delicate sensitive skin from the devil's insect friends.
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How NOT to Hang a Bear Bag
1. Pack heavy foods like uncooked rice and lentils. Definitely pack too much, for example a full bear of honey. This is ideal because honey will also leak and get other items sticky. Bring a month's worth of hot chocolate even though you're planning a seven day backpacking trip. If your backpack isn't taller than …
Earth Day 2017
Keeping in tradition from last year, I'm late on Earth Day. In 2016 I posted a collection of forests, this year I've selected wildflowers, cacti and yucca from across the country. If you can ID any of the flowers that I didn't I would really appreciate it, shoot me a message. Shout out to the …
Zion II: Off the Beaten Path
When I was in Zion for the summer I was there for just 2 days on my grand road trip at the height of summer. While I had an amazing time there and the park blew me away, it was nothing compared to going there for a 4 day weekend in March. I will go …
Dinner for a Week
For a week long trip over spring break (teacher benefits) I made 6 dehydrated dinners, all of which I would recommend. For the most part these "recipes" do not have specific measurements, with the exception of the bark. I would include approximately half a cup of the main starch per person, and then add sauce …
Denali
I think I forgot about Denali and the other parks in Alaska in my lineup of National Parks photos because I went before I made this site. It's a travesty just to write the words "I forgot about Denali" and I feel incredibly guilty about it. Teklanika River, behind our campsite Above, views from Polychrome …
Trail Magic
We stood on the side of the trail in disbelief. I can’t imagine what Ray Jardine would have said if he saw our packs. We had a bag of fresh strawberries, a full pound of grated parmesan cheese in the large cylindrical container, several bananas, trash that we were now apparently packing in, and I …
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