Just when I thought Merrell couldn't improve upon itself, they did. They've taken the essential...
Gear Reviews
Gear Review: Why I’m Wearing Wool This Winter
I bought a big wooly sweater at an outdoor market on the Portuguese coast; it must be 15 years ago...
Book Review: Transcendent Summits by Gerry Roach
Gerry Roach has taken the art of storytelling to a whole new level. To borrow the theme from his...
Gear Review: The North Face Mountain Guide Jacket
I think of my North Face Mountain Guide Jacket as ol' reliable. I've taken this thing to the outer...
Gear Review: The North Face Denali Jacket
I've slept in it on cold nights. I've used it to soak-up a small child's spit-up (and then washed...
Book Review: Wild Moments by Ted Williams
The air is filled with car horns and smoke exhaust pouring through the car window from a rusted...
Book Review: Snowshoe Routes – Colorado’s Front Range
Those in the market for a beginning snowshoer's companion book have a particular set of criteria in...
Gear Review: Pulse II
With shoes selling in excess of $250 sometimes it is hard to separate the truth from the hype. You...
Book Review: The Snowshoe Experience By Claire Walter
If you are beginning to snowshoe, "The Snowshoe Experience" by Claire Walter is for you. This book...
Book Review: Snowshoeing Colorado, Third Edition
I lived on the Front Range for years, making time to get up into the mountains whenever I could...
Gear Review: The New HighGear TrailAudio
I'll be the first to agree that one of the joys of snowshoeing is silence. With the only sounds...
Book Review – Snowshoe Routes: Northern California
The book "Snowshoe Routes: Northern California" by Marc Soares left me pondering one question: How...