For Thanksgiving this year, I’m doing something a little different. I’m heading to Dolly Sods, West Virginia, USA for a cold weather backpacking trip with one of my friends. Dolly Sods has one of the most varied temperature ranges on the east coast due to its range of elevation and geographical location, and I wouldn’t […]
1. Backpack. My pack of choice is this Osprey Aura 50. Osprey packs fit me well and last virtually forever (I’ve beat my daypack to hell for the past 10 years, and it’s still trucking). Mine is a 50 liter, because I’m not a big human. For a tall guy, a 60 liter could be […]
It’s not text speak, I’m officially a WFR! Pronounced woofer, it means I’m now a certified Wilderness First Responder through WMI, (NOLS). I’ve been dying to take this class for a long time, and was lucky enough to be home in Baltimore for the holidays when it was being offered at Hopkins. WFR is an […]
