by katie.d | Jun 29, 2015 | adventure, AMGA, backpacking, camping
At the summit of Colfax, sub peak of Mt Baker. I’ve been working to get a good climbing resume of easy/moderate climbs on rock and snow to earn certificates from the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). I currently have my Single Pitch Instructor...
by katie.d | Mar 21, 2015 | adventure, axes, backpacking
Here are some of our favorite camping tools we take with us in the woods. I always appreciate it when companies make excellent products that are also ascetically appealing to my taste. This is my on going collection that has slowly grown throughout the years. ...
by katie.d | Nov 10, 2014 | adventure, aspens, backpacking, blog
What a beautiful time of year in Colorado – my favorite, in fact. There’s just something about seeing the mountains covered in a fiery blanket of yellow that makes my soul feel alive. But maybe it’s something more internal than that, something on the...
by katie.d | Sep 30, 2014 | backpacking, boots, Hunting, winter camping
The high peaks of Colorado in mid October till mid November, will be cold, snowy and wet. As I write this, it has been thundering up in the Sawatch, switching for rain, to hail, to fat snow flakes then back to rain. By the second and third season of elk, from mid...
by katie.d | Sep 30, 2014 | backpacking, camping, Hunting, ultralight
Andrew Skurka is a long distance hiker who hiked, the Appalachian Trail Continental Divide Trail, and Pacific Crest Trail in one fast year of hiking. He is also known for his 4700 mile, ski, raft and hike across Alaska and the Yukon. He’s an all around badass...