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Tried out my pocket Esbit this evening. Two cubes…two chops. Easy. I think I like it. I don’t seem to KNOW anything until later but I do think I like it!   😄 Mosquito attack. Inside…

Sitting out back at our family’s cabin in the Poconos. Here’s my favourite place to lick my wounds. No phone. No TV. Odd that in this quiet I think less. No distractions necessary. If I’m…

I can’t hike for a while. It’s my Gastrocnemius not my Soleus. There is a simple test I did that isolated the injured muscle. I’m not sure if this is worse or better.  Better I…

My new tent! Marmot Ajax 2.  Went up in minutes without instructions. None included and a curious looking red tube slightly larger than the diameter of the poles. Anyone know what it is? That’s what…

I have cabin fever after 1 day inside. One day. I ordered a bunch of rubber tips for my poles. I am adjusting all kinds of values it seems since I’ve been hiking. Here’s what…

I miss the trail. So I tell my friend, the real hiker, of my mishap yesterday. Seems like a week ago now. She informs me that she would put maybe 5 or 10 lbs in…

Would you like the good news or the bad news? Bad you say? Nope. Good first. My Columbus Denali 64L backpack is AWESOME! With the help of the EMS and REI YouTube videos, I managed…

So. I bought this hammock with the brilliant idea that the ticks won’t be able to get me. Brilliant me thinks. Now. What about my gear. What about the time spent NOT sleeping. What if…

Got some news yesterday. I’ll need some work on my thyroid. Biopsy, surgery, etc. Regardless of results, I will be OK. It’s just a matter of how annoying it will all be. I was just…