Blog – Hiking & Backpacking
Quick hikes through extended backpacking trips, follow my adventures through the mountains.
Backpacking to Mystic Island Lake
Another 1.4 miles up the Brush Creek drainage through some beautiful meadows, led us to Mystic Island Lake (11,306 feet), a dramatic blue lake at the base of a classic glacial cirque…
The Fowler-Hilliard Hut Outside Camp Hale, Colorado
The Fowler-Hilliard Hut, owned and operated by 10th Mountain, was originally constructed in the summer of 1988.
The Teton Crest Trail, Day 5… Not on Trail! Just Relaxing in the Tetons
We were pretty bummed to have not finished the entire trail, but after hearing that it rained and snowed throughout the entire day and into the night, we were pretty relieved and we knew we made the right decision.
Bailing Out Cascade Canyon – The Teton Crest Trail, Day 4
The pitter-patter of rain against my tent in Cascade Canyon was not a welcome sound the next morning. It was still early, so I just kept lying there – no desire to get out of my tent until I could at hear someone else moving.
Rushing Through Alaska Basin & Over Hurricane Pass – Teton Crest Trail, Day 3
Knowing our third day on the Teton Crest Trail was set to be our longest and knowing there was an 80% chance of afternoon storms, we got moving towards Mt Meek Pass and Alaska Basin fairly quickly.
Camping Along the Death Canyon Shelf – Teton Crest Trail, Day 2 (Part 2)
After the Teton Crest Trail crosses Fox Creek Pass and reenters Grand Teton National Park, the trail then traverses the Death Canyon Shelf for nearly four miles.
Marion Lake & Fox Creek Pass – Teton Crest Trail, Day 2 (Part 1)
I had gone into this trip with the highest of high expectations, but felt pretty ‘blah’ that first morning. It had been nice, but not ‘best trail in the country’ nice.
The Middle Fork Granite Canyon – Teton Crest Trail, Day 1
The late-August weather was absolutely perfect – Warm in the sun, cool (almost cold) in the shade, a slight breeze, and barely a cloud in the sky.
Hiking the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park
Featured in major articles from National Geographic, to Backpacker, to Outside, arguments have been made that hiking the Teton Crest Trail is one of the best backpacking trails in the country, if not the world.
Backpacking Ice Lakes Basin outside Silverton, Colorado
In those articles I had read, a lot of people talked about how they try to make backpacking Ice Lakes Basin an annual trip. I’ll now include myself on those annual trips…
Hiking the Subway Top-Down Trail Description
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Hiking the Subway in Zion National Park… Again
Since it would be our second time, we wanted to hike it in a different route – A route that requires rappelling, small down-climbs, and swimming through cold, ball-shrinking pools.