Tag: ultralight backpacking

  • Logan, Bean Lake, Superior Hiking Trail, Minnesota, USA ca. 2006.

  • My first backpacking trip upon moving to SW Montana.  This photo, titled “Solo at 8,500 ft” was shot at Jerome Rock Lakes, Spanish Peaks of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Montana, USA.

  • Sunrise from the Gallatin Divide on my second traverse of the Devil’s Backbone.  Gallatin National Forest, Montana, USA.

  • “Bill in the Evening"  In October 2008 six of us set out to traverse the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness from Cooke City to Pine Creek with minimal gear and minimal maps.  Our intent was to locate the most elegant route along what is a straight-line distance of 46 miles.  A major snow storm re-directed us from our…

  • Headed up Washakie Creek in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA.  August 2009.  

  • 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.  

  • 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”

  • Hikers exiting the Bridger Teton Wilderness after a three day, guided, educational trip.  

  • “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.