Tag: backpacking

  • Mark at the fire on the Lakes Plateau, Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana, USA.

  • Cooking with titanium in the fire.  One of my favorite camp cooking methods is a titanium 2L pot directly in the fire with a DIY aluminum lid and a simple pot gripper for adjusting and removing.  

  • The most relaxing backpacking trip I’ve ever been on.  Photo from the West shore of North Manitou Island.  

  • One of my go-to ultralight backpacking cooksets.   Caldera Cone 900mL titanium pot 475mL titanium coffee mug Short-handled titanium spoon pop can alcohol stove  MSR aluminum pot gripper Small fuel bottle Read more on my blog, “Going Places Quietly – My Go To BackpackingCook Setup”

  • “Warmth in the Evening”, a look at our campfire on the verge of a three day storm that sent us running from the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana, USA.  October 2008.

  • Summer Backpacking Gear List

    Summer Backpacking Gear List I follow a generic gearlist when packing for a backpacking trip.  I have other lists that call out specific pieces of gear but I feel that it restricts my thinking when packing for a trip.  With a generic list I can determine the specific piece of gear based on the conditions,…

  • My home made spinnaker tarp pitched tautly along the West Fork of the Yaak River in N.W. Montana during my 2007 thru hike of the Pacific Northwest Trail.

  • Sweeney Creek, Bitterroot Wilderness on Flickr.

  • Ultralight on the Pacific Northwest Trail, 2007.