Off to Capitol Reef National Park

I'm off to Capitol Reef in Utah for a few days. I plan to do a video review of a piece of gear I recently got. If you can guess what it is before I release the video, you get a free prize! When I get back, I'll see who the winner is and contact you for your address so I can send it to you. Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone! I hope you have some great hiking plans for the holiday!

Mt. Whitney Trip

Just got back from my trip to Mt. Whitney in California. It was great and a lot easier than I thought it would be. Plus, I got to test out my new gravity filter system which I'm making a video on this weekend. That photo above is me on the summit (14,496 ft.) but for more pics, click here.

At the request of SL, here is a video from the summit.

Off to Canyonlands!

So, tomorrow morning I'm off for a 3-day backpacking trip to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. This will be my fourth time there but I just can't get enough of that place--everywhere you look you want to take a picture and it's the dictionary definition of desolate (if you go to the right places).

I'm so excited that I'll have a hard time sleeping tonight even though my friend, Catzia, doesn't arrive in Denver until midnight and I'll be dead tired by the time we get back from the airport. I don't know about you but I always have a hard time sleeping before a long-anticipated trip.

I'm bringing my Mountainsmith Ghost (since we'll have to carry all of our water in) and not packing too light since it's only a few days and the terrain is relatively tame. So, that means more room for luxury items! And, when I get back, I'll have some new video treats for all of my loyal readers. All 6 of you. Hmmmm....maybe this will be the trip where I do something stupid enough to finally earn a trail name! Well, tah for now.