Category Archives: hiking
DIY Hat Access Solution
Written on February 26, 2012 at 09:01, by samh
Cord and cordlock girth-hitched to shoulder strap of backpack for hat storage. When ski touring I use variations of a trucker cap, a winter hat, and the hood of my merino hoody to thermo-regulate during uphill travel. When the winter hat becomes too warm I cinch it into this simple cord system I attached to my packContinue Reading
Russell Lake Trail; Beartooth Mountain Range; Cooke City, Montana
Written on July 21, 2010 at 10:55, by samh
Russell Lake Trail; Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness; Cooke City, Montana
Summit Cheeseburger – Buck Hill, North Dakota
Written on July 8, 2010 at 16:30, by samh
Mom and Dad chillin' by the grill at the "trailhead". June 25th, 2010 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota My parents were celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary with a camping trip to Medora, North Dakota. They asked me a few months in advance if I'd like to drive out to see them sinceContinue Reading
Bridger Ridge Traverse
Written on September 3, 2008 at 08:46, by samh
*Note – this was originally posted as a trip report on Summit Post. Also, View Trip Photos Jeff and Sam started at Fairy Lake USFS campground at 07:30 on 2008-08-24 with light packs, lots of food, water, maps and legs ready to be destroyed. We finished, eleven and a half hours later having ascended 5,170ft,Continue Reading
Superior Hiking Trail – Dayhike to Bean and Bear Lakes
Written on April 8, 2008 at 14:04, by samh
Having put in my forty hours of I was able to leave work at 11:30 on a beautiful, sunny Friday. I went home, put together my pack with the ten essentials, jumped in my Subaru, stopped at my girlfriend’s house to pick up Maya dog and headed up the North Shore to Silver Bay, MNContinue Reading