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Fear and Loathing on the Yellowstone River Trail

Fear and Loathing on the Yellowstone River Trail

  The thought “Well that title’s a bit dramatic” probably crossed your mind. Just wait, it gets worse. Backpacking the Yellowstone River trail ranks among one[Read More…]

by September 14, 2016 0 comments Community, Fireside
Summer Book Review – Almost There

Summer Book Review – Almost There

Seattle Backpackers Magazine Summer Book Review ALMOST THERE Stories and Musings along the Pacific Crest Trail By G. William Jolley 231 pp. Amazon. $14.95.  [Read More…]

by July 6, 2016 0 comments Fireside
From The Web For Backpackers April 2016

From The Web For Backpackers April 2016

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.     Never hike alone in bear country.     Cougar broke into house. When going fishing, take[Read More…]

by April 1, 2016 0 comments Fireside
A selfie taken with an American President is called a POTUS-elfie.  Source: ghananation.com

Obama Will Appear with Bear Grylls on Adventure Show

As if leading the free world and surviving two elections was not enough, the White House announced this week that President Obama will appear with[Read More…]

by September 2, 2015 0 comments Community, Fireside
Must See Outdoor Films for 2015

Must See Outdoor Films for 2015

Must See Outdoor Films for 2015 A Walk in the Woods’ (2015): Robert Redford, Nick Nolte Robert Redford teams up with Nick Nolte to conquer[Read More…]

by August 18, 2015 0 comments Fireside
Top 5 Chocolate Recipes for Backpacking

Top 5 Chocolate Recipes for Backpacking

The backcountry is the one place where having an unlimited amount of chocolate 24 hours a day is socially acceptable. For one, chocolate provides ample calories[Read More…]

by July 25, 2014 0 comments Community, Fireside, Food
Tempting the Throne Room Book Review

Tempting the Throne Room Book Review

At times witty and humorous through the storytelling, John Quillen’s Tempting the Throne Room also illustrates the tragedy that the great mountains of the world[Read More…]

by April 10, 2014 0 comments Community, Fireside
The Golden Hike

The Golden Hike

That was how our golden hike began. Tired. Emotional. Frenzied. And towing along three no-so-excited kids who were much more interested in having a movie night with a babysitter than being dragged on some adventure with their parents.

by January 1, 2014 0 comments Fireside
Road Trip: Breadbasket

Road Trip: Breadbasket

The last time I was in Kansas, my wife and I witnessed a tornado coming out of the storm clouds and touching down a few miles from our car. We made all efforts to get away as quickly as possible, but the wind was so strong that our car actually slowed down. We were being pulled into the tornado! Miraculously, the wind suddenly died and we lost sight of the tornado in the rain. Seconds later, we emerged into the sunlight and bore witness to the most amazing sunset. The striking dichotomy of that moment still resonates as strongly with me as it did when I first experienced it.

by November 22, 2013 0 comments Fireside
Trail Personalities Part 2

Trail Personalities Part 2

If there is one thing that a northwest hiker knows, it is how to dress on a rainy day. The sponge, however, missed this day in Seattle hiker’s training 101. On sunny days the sponge stays home. On rainy days he heads to the trail dressed entirely in cotton.

by November 18, 2013 0 comments Fireside