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- Backpacking Food
Tips and Tricks: How to Pack a Food Bag
One of the secrets of successful backpacking is learning how to become extremely organized and to stay organized throughout your…
Read More » - Leave No Trace
Bear Bag Rant: It’s Not About Protecting Your Food
I am always astonished when backpackers tell me that they can outsmart bears by sleeping with their food at night…
Read More » How to Hang a Bear Bag
I had to laugh when I watched this video about hanging a bear bag and all of the things that…
Read More »- Trip Reports
A Bear Encounter in the North Country
I had a benign bear encounter this weekend at Lower Gentian Pond on the Mahoosuc Trail, way up in the…
Read More » - Camping
Assembling an Ultralight Bear Bag System
I’ve bought a few commercial bear bags in my time and found them lacking in various ways. So I…
Read More » - Backpacking Skills
Beginner Tip: Go on Practice Hikes
It doesn’t matter if you are a day hiker or a backpacker, it’s really important to go on a lot…
Read More » Long Trail Gear List: Section Six
Here’s the gear list for my last major section hike of The Long Trail, a 4-day, 50 mile backpack from…
Read More »- Natural History
Porcupine Country
When we think about which wild animal encounters to avoid in the backcountry, bears, snakes, and mice are on the…
Read More » Gear List: Long Trail Section Two
I made a lot of changes to my gear list on my last Long Trail section hike from Clarendon Gorge…
Read More »- Natural History
A Bear’s Sense of Smell
If someone were to ask you, “how does a bear smell,” you could answer in two ways. Bears smell real…
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