Ultralight Hiking Blog

15 Wilderness Quotes for Life's Journeys

15 Wilderness Quotes for Life's Journeys

Humans have been writing about wilderness and nature since time immemorial. Its beauty, complexity, and ability to induce awe has inspired us to find words that describe what cannot be captured out...

Trip Report: Plein Air Painting in Oregon

Trip Report: Plein Air Painting in Oregon

My recent return trip to Portland along the Northern California and Oregon coast was as usual, an over reach which I completely underestimated. A long time ago, when I was just a lad I sat down wit...

5 Tips for Surviving A Thru Hike (and beyond) as a Couple

5 Tips for Surviving A Thru Hike (and beyond) as a Couple

So you want to thru hike with your partner as a couple, but you’re unsure if that is too much together time.  What if you need personal time? Or, what do you do if you need to go to the bathroom ne...

What I Learned on the Appalachian Trail

What I Learned on the Appalachian Trail

In the spring of 2021, in the middle of a pandemic that had driven me and the rest of the world half crazy, I found myself in Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia ready to walk north with over 200...

Trip Report: Vol Bivouac Paragliding

Trip Report: Vol Bivouac Paragliding

Vol Biv originates from two French words for Fly and Camp, while on its surface this concept is straightforward and elegant in its simplicity, there is a significant amount of effort, persistence, ...

Trip Report: Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

Trip Report: Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

After two years of COVID restrictions, I made the decision to get back out in nature and experience the world again. After a year of preparation, I flew into Cancun, Mexico for the start of a 6 mon...