Backpacking
Having a taste for a bit more adventure, car camping just doesn't cut it anymore.
- Planning our Thru-Hike Adventure - Announcing our family's plans to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2014.
- The Hidden Europe by Francis Tapon - A review of Francis Tapon's latest book about his journey through eastern Europe.
- Backpacking on the International Appalachian Trail, New Brunswick - Photos from our overnight trip on a portion of the International Appalachian Trail in New Brunswick
- You Are my Pouffie and I Love You - My pouffies are key clothing pieces that keep me happy in the outdoors.
- Your Best Backpacking Partner Might be Closer than You Think - Why don't more women go backpacking with their husbands?
- A Summer of Hiking in Nova Scotia - Looking back at our summer in Nova Scotia.
- Milestones - Our two significant milestones from this summer - longest multi-day and longest daily mileage to date.
- Ultralight Backpacking Bootcamp - Announcing a course for beginner or intermediate backpackers who want to learn lightweight/ultralight backpacking techniques.
- The Two Sides to Spring - You never know how the weather will change during the tempest of spring.
- Backpacking to the Ski Lodge, Camden, ME - Our third annual winter backpacking trip.
- One Trip a Month - Taking One Day a Week one step further.
- Looking Back on Speck Pond (with Video) - Summary of a fabulous fall feels-like-winter backpacking trip.
- Teton Traverse Video - Video from Damien's weeklong traverse of the Tetons.
- Reentry - Coming Home from the Tetons - I spent a week in the tetons and returned home changed in some incalculable way.
- Expeditions are a Team Sport - How exactly do you define an expedition?
- Family Shelter Musings - Our quest for a light 5 person backcountry tent.
- Backpacking with a Reluctant Spouse - When your better half needs a bit of encouragement to embrace the outdoors.
- Backpacking Horns Pond, Bigelow Maine - A spring weekend backpacking trip report.
- Camden Hills Backpacking trip and Life Reflections - Reflections from our second annual winter backpacking trip.
- Trip Report Odds and Ends - A video of our winter backpacking.
- Be Inspired: Mt Solitary Family Backpacking Trip - An Australian family's backpacking video.
- Gentian Pond Backpacking - Successes and Failures - Gear and trip reflections from our first summer family backpacking trip.
- A backpacking journal from Gentian Pond, NH - Renee's personal reflections from a three day backpacking trip.
- Pack Perfection? - The packs we used for our first backpacking adventures.
- Our First Time Family Backpacking - The greatest success of this trip is that we're already talking about the next one.