Trip Report: Bench Lakes in the Sawtooth Mountains
The fog lay over the lake like a downy blanket as I laced up my boots and quietly threw a few essentials into a rucksack.[Read More…]
Articles by: Andy Zahn
Klymit Insulated Static V Lite Review
Buying a camping pad is a complex gamble that will often take an avid backpacker years of expensive trial and error to win. Every pro[Read More…]
Blackrapid Sport (Camera Holster) Review
I’m a methodical photographer by nature. Sure, I may run wildly from place to place in order to get a shot, but for the most[Read More…]
Panorama 180 Backpack Review
Hiking gear problems have long been an obsession for me. Aching shoulders? Add some padding. Extra weight banging on the back of my pack? Get[Read More…]
Mt. Rainier’s Northern Traverse
Standing high above the White River, I gazed up at the looming heights of the Willis Wall, a vast snow encrusted cliff of black rock[Read More…]
Vivobarefoot Trail Freak Shoes Review
Upon initial inspection, the Vivobarefoot Trail Freak looks like just a water shoe; colorful, flexible and breathable – unlike any hiking shoe I’ve ever worn. When[Read More…]
Wildflowers and Waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge
I’m an impatient hiker; I don’t care for the long wait till the snow melts and flowers bloom in the high country. When the first[Read More…]
Hike Saddle Mountain
If you have ever driven to Astoria across the Columbia River upon the great length of the Megler Bridge – its far end lost in[Read More…]
Silver Falls State Park
This is the time of year when most residents of the Pacific Northwest turn their minds towards escape. The damp, dreary months of winter bring[Read More…]
SOL Escape Lite Bivvy Review
As the ice crinkled on my bag and water melted from around my face and dripped into my eyes, I pondered on the fantastic claims[Read More…]
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