Ultralight(ish) Backpacking
Disclaimer: My overnight backpacking experience so far has been limited to 3-season trips in the Sierra Nevada mountains, with a decade (or three) hiatus. If my advice leads to your long-forgotten remains being discovered by a girl scout troop 30 years from now, you will have been duly warned.
My gear list is on LighterPack.
Trip Diaries
Trip Diary: Sequoia Loop.
December 26, 2025
Monkey butt and blisters.
Trip Diary: South Lake Loop.
December 23, 2025
5 days, 4 nights of thunderstorms and hail in the High Sierras.
Trip Diary: Rae Lakes Loop.
December 14, 2025
A great re-introduction to the hobby for the lapsed backpacker.
Trip Diary: The Shortest Trip.
November 29, 2025
Estimated cost: $8000 per mile.
Lessons Learned
Coming Soon
Guides, tips, and mistakes not to make are in the works.