Backpacking

Dos and Don’ts to Hiking Havasupai

Hiking Havasupai

Hiking Havasupai is one of the most coveted backpacking trips in the United States. It’s for good reason, too! There’s nothing like the red desert of the American Southwest. Add in the beautiful blue green waters, of which the Havsuw ‘Baaj derive their name, and you’ve got a recipe for magic.

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Staying at the Calpine Fire Lookout

Staying at the Calpine Fire Lookout

As the weather cools down, my desire to stay in and hibernate increases tenfold. This past weekend, I got to combine hibernation with the great outdoors. I lucked out with a chance to stay at the Calpine Fire Lookout in Tahoe National Forest.

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Backpacking Ediza Lake

Backpacking Ediza Lake

Winter is coming. My friends and I snuck in one last backpacking trip out of Mammoth Lakes before Reds Meadow Road closed for the season. Our destination was Ediza Lake, and boy was it a trip to end the season.

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Backpacking to the Minam River Lodge

Backpack to the Minam River Lodge

I’m all about that lazy backpacking/hibernating life these days. Give me short hikes, hut camping, happy hours, train camping on the river, and zero alpine starts. When I found out about the Minam River Lodge last year at a Travel Oregon event, I could not believe what I was hearing.

This luxurious spot, nestled in the Wallowa Whitman National Forest, is accessible only by foot. (Or by air, but let’s be real, I’m hiking those 8.5 miles in.)

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