A great hike on a clear day through the Alakai Swamp on Kauai island

A nice hike on a warm day.

Call this the awkward 'everything else' post: gear that I didn't need during the day when I was hiking, and too bulky for a stuff sack.

The long detailed list of everything I packed for camp--and the most overlooked camping item

Backpack, tent, sleeping bag, pad. The Big Four gear I took on the PCT. Plus a bonus.

A comprehensive table of my PCT hiking

A pleasant day for a ten mile hike up Monument Peak in the Laguna Mountains

Touring around Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Yet another transit day, this time to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

A transit through Abu Dhabi.

We're off; via San Francisco and Abu Dhabi to Almaty, a unlikely tripling of cities.

My gear for filtering and storing water.

My last day on the PCT, from Hopkins Lake into Manning Park, BC.

A great day of hiking through wonderful country, yet my thoughts are drifting towards home

Good day of hiking through great country, near Harts Pass

The unexpectedly hot smoky scenic country north of Rainy Pass.

Hot yet moderate day walking out of Stehekin to Rainy Pass

Today, like yesterday, is one of those travel days--the final part of the bus/bus/bus/shuttle/ferry segment.

A travel day from Seattle to Chelan via Wenatchee

The first gear post: clothing

Blog posting will be sporadic. (Uh, belay that.)

A hot hiking day into Stevens Pass.

Another great, warm day in the Alpine Lakes wilderness.

Having a great time. Scenic and just relaxed.

A stunningly scenic day, rejoining the PCT east of Seattle after breakfast with Eric, and walking along ridge lines in the warm sun. Plus huckleberries.