Thru-Hiker in the making

Until Saturday night, I had never slept in a snow shelter before. I made it seven winters working at a winter camp for boy scouts and super...

I spent Feb. 26-28 on my favorite section of the Superior Hiking Trail: Beaver Bay to Highway 1. The weekend was fabulous - the weather was ...

1. The BD Betalight is a massive shelter, easily capable of sleeping two people (maybe three with poles angled). I could sit up, move aroun...

I haven't been able to get out on a non-scouting trip since October (gasp!). So I've carefully planned a trip to northern Minnesota ...

Just back from my first of three weekends at winter scout camp. Here's some quick-hitting lessons learned: 1. Over-glasses (yeah, those ...

It was a windy one this weekend. The campsite my scouts selected is only protected on one side - the east. And giving the local weather patt...

I wasn't going to buy any gear this month. And then I lost my mainstay gloves on Inauguration Day. Anywho , I finally broke down and wen...

The weekend was an odd one. Early last week, the low temps were above freezing and it rained Monday overnight into Tuesday morning. Around m...

As I followed the weather for this past weekend, the estimated temps started in the 40s with a high chance of precipitation. As the week gre...

I'm OK - I'll get that out first. In fact, I never set foot on the ice in Lilydale Park. I was to go ice climbing with a friend tod...

Since purchasing my my R1 Hoody and reading more and more about CLO and ideal hiking clothing , I have gone into the remainder of winter wit...

The high temps (mid 20s) and the hard work overwhelmed my clothing system while hiking the first day. I sweated out my base layer and softs...