A tent and sleeping bag are pretty hard to forget when you’re packing for a backpacking trip. The tiny things? Much easier. And a sleeping pad patch isn’t very helpful sitting in a drawer at home when your pad goes flat in the middle of…
I had the chance to stay at the High Country Motor Lodge in Flagstaff, Arizona for 2 nights after I finished my week-long Colorado River dory trip in August 2026. I was looking to relax a bit and experience Flagstaff before having to drive home…
For a lot of women, one of the biggest questions about backpacking isn’t the tent or the sleeping bag – it’s how you’re actually going to take care of your body out there. How do you stay clean? What do you do about periods, chafing,…
Kings Canyon is a bit of a funny national park, and it can be surprisingly difficult to figure out the best way to visit. It’s managed alongside neighboring Sequoia National Park, but they’re actually two separate parks with completely different landscapes, hiking, and experiences. Many…
You’re probably planning a trip through California’s Sierra Nevada and already know you want to visit Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. But Kings Canyon is harder to figure out. It’s awkwardly shaped. It can just seem like Sequoia 2.0. And some of its best scenery…
I was ridiculously excited to visit Sequoia National Park in winter. Like, checking the forecast constantly, hoping for fresh snow, please-let-the-trees-look-like-a-snow-globe excited. And somehow, the weather actually delivered. When I visited in early March, there was fresh snow on the ground, snow actively falling in…
