How to get there: near Sonora, California, on Highway 108 before crossing the Sonora Pass in the Western Sierra.
Campground: Baker (there are many surrounded by 100-foot red cedars right by the Stanislaus River).
Where to eat: the Kennedy Meadows Resort & Pack Station, opened in 1917, and called the “Gateway to the Emigrant Wilderness”.
Nothing says you […]
In a post I wrote last year, I reviewed backpacking stoves and made what I think is a key observation: most stoves now are small and ultralight. But what adds the weight is the fuel. The Esbit fuel stove is my favorite (I also have propane and alcohol stoves) and works great at high […]
I remember showing up on my first backpack in 1998 with a 45-pound pack stuffed with every conceivable backpacking gadget and implement - such things as those orange spades used to dig toilet holes.
The shear pain of all that weight, plus having so many different items in my pack sent me in search of a […]
Most of you have probably heard of zero-based budgeting. It’s a simple concept: your budget starts at zero and builds. This differs from annual budgeting that merely looks at the previous year’s budget and adds or subtracts an amount.
With spring on us and snow melting fast, you’re probably anxious to hit the trail. But you […]
In my last post I discusssed how a Personal Locator Beacon could be a life saver — if you are out by yourself or with a group and someone gets seriously injured, trapped by poor weather or gets lost in the wilderness.
The three climbers rescued from Mt. Hood on President’s Day credited their beacon with […]
Personal Locator Beacon
Great Wilderness Escapes Sometimes are Close to Home
Five things about backpacking
