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All the details on the food I brought for 20 days of solo hiking in the sierras on the John Muir Trail. My goal was 2,900 calories a day.

The complete list of what I brought on my 21 day backpacking trip in the Sierras (partial JMT + side quests) and thoughts on what worked and what I would change! This was my longest continuous backpacking trip ever, and also my first trip in the Sierras! I was unsure about what conditions I would encounter. Would it freeze at night, as it can easily do when hiking above 10,00 feet even in the middle of summer? How often would it be rainy or thundery? With a wide range of po

October 11, 2026. Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Exploring the top section of the Cream Cellar Road - the next day we hiked the lower section - read that here. The light drizzle of rain slowly ratchets up to an absolute downpour, and I laugh as a gust of wind drives the droplets noisily against my raincoat’s hood. At my feet, the rain is both coming down and bouncing back up, and the spray is swept over the curve of the golden hued slickrock. My Dad and I are d

The equipment I used during 42 days of backpacking in the mountains of Washington and California.

A three day backpacking trip to explore and paint the southwest corner of Mt. Rainier National Park

Three day solo backpack to observe, witness, and paint the melting Easton Glacier in the North Cascades. And film an Adventure Art Academy class!