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I Went Ultralight With Gear I HATE

The WORST Backpacking Advice I Keep Hearing

I Left the Crowds Behind in Colorado’s Holy Cross Wilderness

Dear Backpacking Gear Companies... We Need to Talk.

Durston X-Dome Pro 1+ Review: The Best Ultralight Freestanding Tent?

Do Thru Hikers Forget How to Backpack?

Durston X-Dome 2 Review: The Best 2-Person Freestanding Tent?

10 Things to Expect on Your First Backpacking Trip

Backpacking Electronics You MUST Bring (And Some You Don't)

I Hiked 130 Miles from Santa Fe to Taos… Should You?

Santa Fe to Taos Trail Day 9: The Final Miles to Taos

Santa Fe to Taos Trail Day 8: One Last Night in the Backcountry

Santa Fe to Taos Day 7: Roads, Rain, Bears, and 21 Miles

Santa Fe to Taos Day 6: My “Easy” Day Wasn’t So Easy

Santa Fe to Taos Trail Day 5: After My Favorite Day… Came This

Santa Fe to Taos Trail Day 4: This Trail Just Keeps Getting Better

Santa Fe to Taos Trail Day 3: Wildlife in the High Country

Santa Fe to Taos Trail Day 2: Into the Mountains

Day 1 on the Santa Fe to Taos Trail — Leaving Santa Fe

Everything I’m Bringing on a 130-Mile Backpacking Trip

How I Plan Food for a 100+ Mile Backpacking Trip

Backpacking Gear I Didn’t Expect to Love This Much

How I’m Training for a 100+ Mile Hike

I’m Hiking 130 Miles Solo (9 Days, No Towns)

Ultralight Gear That Makes No Sense (To Me)

Why I Don’t Go Ultralight (And What I Do Instead)

The Real Dangers of Backpacking (It’s Not Bears)

What We Bring on a Day Hike (10 Essentials + Must‑Have Gear)

Why Everyone Should Try Solo Backpacking (At Least Once)

One Trail Shoe Wins… (Pursuit 3 vs Timp 6)

7 Pieces of Backpacking Gear I Haven’t Replaced in 5 Years

Where Our Backpacking Journey Started