Ultralight Hiking Blog

To Thru-Hike Is To Go Home

To Thru-Hike Is To Go Home

Joseph Canyon The morning was blustery. Rain fell in sheets on my tent as I peeked outside, and I opted to hunker down just a little longer. Today was the day I would drop over 2,00...

2020 Hike Report

2020 Hike Report

My fifth year of hiking the GoHawkeye San Juan Trail which now extends from Telluride, Colorado to Chama, New Mexico and back as it traverses the San Juan Volcanic Field. It includes four...

Seven Reasons To Use A Hiking Umbrella

Seven Reasons To Use A Hiking Umbrella

Hiking umbrellas are often one of the most overlooked pieces of gear in the ultralight hiking world, but those who choose to carry a hiking umbrella will tell you ...

Lockdown Stuff by Jim Sutherland

Lockdown Stuff by Jim Sutherland

Last month I slowly started to realize and importantly...choose to not take those multi-day trips I had planned with the Lunar Solo. My exciting solo endurance race in May was canceled. The...

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

Another Trail Days is in the books!  Just a few weeks ago, I got the chance to join the SMD crew (and Sawyer and Toaks) for the third time.  Since 2019, I’ve made the pilgrimage up from North Carol...

Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla

Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla

When flying XC (cross country) as a paraglider pilot your final landing destination is not always known, but at the end of the flight you will land somewhere, and that's a gravity-based guarantee, ...