“In locations where trees are readily available—nearly all of the eastern United States plus a fair amount of the Mountain West—hammock camping is likely the best sleep system.” Types of Backpacking Hammocks: is the second part of this three part series. Part I: Advantages and disadvantages versus ground systems Part II: Types of backpacking hammocks, and spec […]
NEW June 2016 – Meal Recipes are Posted. See Nutritious Backpacking Meal Recipes here This list is packed with nutritious backpacking food for a “week long” trip of 7 days 6 nights of dinners and breakfasts 7 days of lunches and daytime snacks That is you don’t eat breakfast on the day your go in. And […]
[fusion_text]Most ultralight backpackers take stoves. Just small light ones. When I hike with others, I take a stove and do civilized stuff like make coffee & tea and hot dinners. Sometimes, especially when I solo, I go ultra simple with no-cook food. [/fusion_text][blog number_posts=”6″ offset=”” cat_slug=”cooking-stoves” exclude_cats=”” title=”yes” title_link=”yes” thumbnail=”yes” excerpt=”yes” excerpt_length=”35″ meta_all=”yes” meta_author=”yes” […]
Most hikers are used to caffeine in the morning. Interrupting that habit makes for grumpy hikers who are not the best trail company. Caffeine pills help, but do not provide the same emotional (some would say spiritual) comfort of wrapping your hands around a cup of soothingly warm liquid. Coffee has the disadvantage of oily, […]
Alison and I took our first trip together to Scotland in 2003. Since then we’ve been on many trips in the US and around the world but, we’ve always wanted to return to Scotland. This year we invited my father and his wife, Judith, to enjoy the best hill walking (hiking) in the world. Photographs (except as […]
Montana 2002 Ascent of Whitetail Peak Via Whitetail Gully Ryan ascending the steeper upper sections of the couloir. The route up Whitetail Peak as seen from our acclimatization day at the high altitude fishing lakes. Alan Starting up the lower section in classic pied à plat. On steeper ice and using both tools. The sun […]
Blue Ridge Hike March, 2002 The day’s summit, Hawksbill Mountain, 4,050 ft. Glorious views on a mild spring day. One of the smaller and more intimate waterfalls along the way. Not as large as many of the falls on the trip but no less beautiful My father at our lunch stop. With surroundings like these […]
Trip report for Tetons Alan Dixon & Ryan Jordan – August 2001 I ended up with some last minute free time in Idaho Falls. What else to do but go to the Tetons? I called Ryan and he gave me information on how to enter the park and possible routes. We agreed to meet at […]
Trip report for Southern Utah – Early May, 2001 The beauty of Southern Utah is staggering. Deep canyons, fantastic rock formations, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, and Ansazi ruins. Frogs singing by desert springs under a full moon, their calls of love echoing up and down the canyon like strange Gregorian chants. There is everything a soul […]
The following is a mix of anecdotes, gear reports, and fishing stories. Hope you enjoy the read. -Alan ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK TRIP, August 2000 Sad to say, as a native Californian and lover of the Sierras, but the Rockies are better. Lusher, higher and more rugged. I found beauty, solitude, challenging routes, and great […]