Getting Back to Fundy-Mentals
From where I live in Maine, I have an embarrassment of hiking riches. I’m four hours or so...
Memorial Day
When my unit returned from its Operation Iraqi Freedom mobilization, I had a conversation with my friend, Jimmy....
Backcountry with Dogs
Knowing Where to Go When I was stationed in Alaska, my ex-wife and I adopted a dog from...
Destination: Katahdin Woods & Waters Monument
Over the course of August 2020, I visited Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument twice. This marvelous and...
Bear Bags vs. Bear Canisters
After hiking portions of the PCT in Yosemite, the John Muir Trail, the eastern High Peaks in the...
2020 Allergy Season: What Backpackers Should Know
Not to advance stereotypes about Jewish health neurosis, but bubbie wants you to take care of yourself out...
Cold Weather Backpacking
And with snow accumulating to around an inch, it was suddenly winter in Maine. I watched with envy...
Sukkot 5780
An Excellent Holiday Entrypoint for Wilderness Backpacking, and to Learn about the Holiday You shall dwell in booths...
Backpacking with Children
I was reading a piece by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about priorities as related to Parsha Matot-Masei, where he...
Lag B’Omer: The Perfect Wilderness Holiday
Let’s face it, most of the fun parts of the Lag B’Omer holiday are rooted in the aggagic...