As an outdoor photographer who loves hiking and backpacking to places far away from the parking lot, I often grapple with how much camera gear I should bring. The photographer in me screams to bring everything, and the thru-hiking backpacker reminds me that I often…
Have you ever gotten yourself into a tricky spot while hiking? Only brought one granola bar for a much longer day, or ran out of daylight on the way back to the trailhead? In this post, I’m going to talk about the ten essentials of…
What’s a “ditty bag” you may ask? Essentially, a ditty bag is something that carries all those little things when you’re backpacking. The stuff that could easily get lost in your pack, so you keep it all together! My ditty bag is basically a combination…
Since being back home, I’ve returned to my previous job at REI, working on the clothing floor. So, I’ve been inspired to talk about my clothing system on the PCT, since I seem to do that all day anyways! In this post, I will explain…
