Backpacking is such a weird concept if you think about it. You spend a bunch of money to basically become homeless for a chunk of time. You don’t (typically) get to shower, use a toilet, or sometimes even eat hot food. You sleep on the ground, you exert yourself to the point of exhaustion each …
How To Start Backpacking (And Why You Should Try It) Read More »
Well, I did it again friends! That’s right. Another disastrous trip, back-to-back. I would like to note that none of this is made up. My life may seem like a joke, but it’s not. It’s all definitely real. Some friends and I were backpacking Tuck and Robin Lakes. Now what can go wrong in a …
Severe Dehydration on the Trail and a Trip to the ER Read More »
I have done my fair share of backpacking over this past year and have learned A LOT since my very first overnight trip. Every experience has been an absolute blast, that I just can’t seem to get enough. That is, until this past weekend at Ancient Lakes in Eastern Washington. Now, Ancient Lakes is a …
When you think “vacation”, I’m sure you are picturing blue skies, a blazing sun, sandy beaches, a Mai Tai in one hand, and if you’re me, a chicken wing in the other. So flying to an island south of the Arctic Circle, which starts with the word “ice” if you didn’t catch that, is out of the …