LB Hikes

"When are you going to do the PCT?" As I neared the end of my CDT hike, I started to get the question. Friends, family me...

Think of it just in terms of National Parks. In 2018, I hit eight different National Parks, most of them part of the "inner circle"...

One of the chief delights of spending time in National Parks or other touristy areas is people-watching. Perhaps you've heard the storie...

The Highline Trail! Yes indeed. I get quite a few questions on it from time to time. This is (hopefully) a straightforward description that ...

In retrospect, attaching my maps to a lanyard around my neck might not have been the best idea : It was slow going. The terrain was st...

Last time, I explained the Mom Principle as an important backcountry decision-making tool. But of course, applying the Mom Principle is only...

I'm closing in on thirty years old (yikes!). And yet, "what would I tell Mom?" is still my guiding principle. Allow me to expl...