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Backpacking Buckskin Gulch – The World’s Longest Slot Canyon
Buckskin Gulch is the longest slot canyon in the world and it is an epic backpacking journey full of amazing scenery and unique desert wildlife. This article is all about our personal adventure of backpacking Buckskin Gulch. If you want more details about the logistics for planning your own trip check out our Guide to…
Hiking Buckskin Gulch Guide – The World’s Longest Slot Canyon
There is a surreal irony to hiking Buckskin Gulch—the world’s longest slot canyon. This magical place that was carved by water has very little water in it for most of the year. This is not a bad thing as it is so narrow that any water it does get quickly pools and can become very…
Visiting Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is arguably the most beautiful National Park amongst Utah’s big five. That is of course a loaded statement as Zion and Arches National Parks often make the top of the list for the best parks in the world. Regardless of where it ranks, visiting Bryce Canyon should be a priority for…
Hiking Pinnacles National Park
The only way to fully experience this ancient volcanic landscape is by hiking Pinnacles National Park. While the park’s official hiking map lists 13 hiking trails I would say that they can be boiled down to four loops and one out-n-back trail. I refer to these five hiking trails as the small loop, the medium…
Visiting Pinnacles National Park Guide
With nine national parks, California has more than any other state in the union. Yosemite was a state park before Yellowstone was deemed the world’s first National Park, so in a way Yosemite holds claim to a similar title. Here in a state with so much beauty, one national park almost seems forgotten—Pinnacles National Park….
Visiting Palouse Falls Guide – The Washington State Waterfall
Walking to the edge and peering over at the official 198’ high Washington State Waterfall is rather miraculous. For miles and miles in every direction, there is nothing but farmland with rolling hills and dry drainages. There are signs that water carved this rolling green landscape but little is found in the area other than…
Truck Camper Living – Pros vs. Cons
Many people are choosing to ditch the old American Dream of a house with a mortgage for a life of freedom and nomadic travel. There are many ways to go about full-time travel and the digital world has made it easier than ever. We call ourselves digital nomads and the one thing we all have…
Backpacking Mirror Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
As I lay in my sleeping bag watching the large pieces of hail pelt the rain cover of our tent and smash into the poles with metallic pings that resembled rapid gunfire, I wondered how much the thin material could take. It had been hours since the heavy rainfall had started. Along with the explosive…
Best Backpacking Day Pack – How to Choose
Carrying a day pack for side trips while backpacking is another area where for a long time I fought even the slightest bit of extra weight. We would empty out our backpacks and carry one of those for any day hiking adventures when base camping in the backcountry. But, having a small day pack is…
Best Battery Backup for Backpacking – How to Choose
Increasingly, humans are reliant on electronic devices in every aspect of our lives. Backpacking is no different and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. GPS is a far easier way to venture into the wild than paper maps and a compass. Jennifer and I use maps.me on our cellphones for almost all trail navigation these…
Best Backpacking Food Storage – How to Choose
The best backpacking food storage will depend greatly on the environment you choose to explore. In the many areas of North America and really worldwide, properly storing your food from bears and other wild animals is essential. How to store food can look surprisingly different based on the rules of the park or the terrain….