Quick update and I'll fill the details in later. Loonie and I wrapped up the 18 mi hike of the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail recently (Highway 21 trail head...6 miles from Taum Sauk State Park...to the Highway N trail head...at the scour). It was INSANELY hot, reaching into the 90's on the … Continue reading Ozark Trail – Taum Sauk Section Hike
Finally put some time aside to get back here and post an update. I've been busy with family, projects at home, work, etc. over the last few months. Trail-life has taken a backseat to more pressing matters. However, I'm happy to report that Deep Woods and I will be resuming our AT trek in the coming … Continue reading Update…
Featured pic is of the Snake River in Celebration Park, Idaho from our trip back in August. Been busy with family and working on the house and haven't made time to work my way through the rest of them. Hopefully I'll get to those in the next couple of weeks. Loonie had the two mirrored 750 … Continue reading Gearin’ Up For A Better Night’s Rest…
Well, according to my “scientific” studies, the Esbit – Heini Keg boiling tests were not very impressive. Here's a pic of a wrapped tablet and an opened tablet ready to light. I got all setup outside on a breezy day and started with 2 cups of water at approx 35 deg(f). Like I said, real “scientific”. With … Continue reading Are We There Yet?
I've been going back through my solo gear list for the AT trip with Deep Woods, just to see where I can shave a bit more weight. Here's where I'm at now: BIG NEWS: I made the plunge and picked up the Six Moon Designs Deschutes CF (Cuben Fiber) tarp (featured photo)! SMD added LineLoc #3's to … Continue reading Losing Some Weight…
A few months back I spelled out a short list of the gear we would be trying to acquire or make for the upcoming season(s). One of our primary goals was a twin separating quilt, one with a lower temp rating than my solo quilt (which rates to about 30 deg). I wanted Loonie to … Continue reading Gearin’ Up…
Plans are starting to come together for this spring. Loonie and I will head down to the Smokies for a week in April where we'll spend three days backpacking and the rest of the time day hiking in the hopes of getting some good wild flower pics. The annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage will be goin' … Continue reading Spring Dreamin’ And Some Awesome New Merrells
Santa must have thought Loonie had been nice all year because she added yet another lens to her collection, a Canon 10-18mm f/4.5 IS STM wide-angle. Canon's 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Wide-Angle Lens I know what you must be thinking: "What happened to the Rokinon 14mm wide-angle?" Well, let's just say that I got a … Continue reading More Cool Stuff for Loonie…
First order of business: A little package from Crazy Legs (Terra, from our last trip on the AT) arrived the other day. A very nice gift and card, though I gotta say the girl’s pissing me off BIG time! She mentioned in her note that she got a cool new ULA pack (ULA makes awesome … Continue reading
Been a while since the last update. As you can see from the cover pick, I'm already sick of winter and winter isn't even here yet. Oh to be on the trail again! There's still a bazillion things to do here...just not enough time to do them. Still working on updating the galleries in Picasa … Continue reading Update…
Bulldog's Droppings 