My Quality Day

 Since Marie is not going on this trip, I decided not to take the really big tent we purchased. It's way too big for me alone. But I wan...

I'm just about organized for this hike. The gear shuffle is a little challenging because there is going to be both basecamping and backp...

 Remember Modestine? Nickname Teeny. She and I, and friend David Snoek are heading out in just a bit for a one-overnight backpack. This is s...

 I had a question posed about the knife I hike with. This is the knife that I keep in my belt pack while hiking and backpacking. It's th...

Went for two short snowshoe walks today. The first one I did on my traditional snowshoes. I really prefer the way those feel on my feet, ...

  This is an inflatable solar LED light. I kept it hanging on my pack for the entire year and a month. I used it twice for hiking in twil...

  This is the other pair of wool socks I got on sale. They are Merino Wool, nylon and Lycra, unless they are nylon, wool and polyester. T...

  To be honest, I'm not positive these are Hike Light. They are definitely made by Smartwool. I got them at a teriffic sale price, an...

  You've heard it all before- how I have so much trouble finding shoes that fit me. I will say again that I never tell people what ki...

  I started out with using the short gaiters that I adapted as noted in the link at the end. However, as the snow deepened, I realized th...

  Some of you may remember that I made a new rain suit in 2018. (Links below for the blow by blow) I've used it quite a bit since then,...

  I reviewed this "sleep system" over a year ago, and expressed being very unhappy with it. That has not changed. I took a lot ...

  I managed to get some work done (sorting through stuff) today at a very moderate pace. I'm in no rush and the mess is impressive. T...