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Jan
15
Ski boot bags, backpacks, and headphones in the Admiral's Club at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Our 12 Favorite Sub-$100 Purchases of 2022

Adventures shouldn't require more stuff, but sometimes inexpensive things can massively upgrade your experience.
3 min read
Jan
15
Looking down from Matterhorn Glacier Paradise ski station onto mountain peaks and clouds.

Our 3 Biggest Accomplishments of 2022 (And Why We're Proud of Them)

As we get older, we try to put more effort into recognizing and celebrating our accomplishments, and in this post we do just that with our three biggest accomplishments of 2022.
2 min read
Jan
13
Selfie of Meera with her backpack on the Venable-Comanche Trail.

Travelogue: Solo Backpacking the Venable-Comanche Trail

Half impulse, half lifelong goal. Meera solo backpacks Colorado's Venable-Comanche Trail.
9 min read
Oct
10
Tuck, our new chihuahua-dachshund, poses on a ledge at the end of the trail.

Travelogue: Hillview Natural Trail

Since returning from Colorado, we've been aching to get back out on the trail.
4 min read
Oct
05
A New Mexico mountain in the background behind a neighborhood house with a red roof.

Passing Through Ruidoso

After our backpacking adventure in Colorado, we needed some time to recuperate. We stopped in Ruidoso, New Mexico on the way back.
6 min read
Sep
06
The back of Meera's CR-V, stuffed with backpacks and gear.

Stuff We Shouldn't Have Carried Up the San Juan Mountains

There's a fine line between overpacking and being prepared. It's always good to reflect and see what you could have done better for next time.
3 min read
Sep
06
Our Favorite Gear to Carry Up A Mountain (So Far)

Our Favorite Gear to Carry Up A Mountain (So Far)

I'm not going to pretend we can tell you what's best for you. But I can tell you things we've used and liked, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
6 min read
Sep
01
Cimarrona Peak, viewed from our trail.

Travelogue: Backpacking Colorado's San Juan Mountains

In August 2021, as the world started recovering from pandemic and quarantine, we took off for our first vacation in eighteen months: a backpacking trip in the San Juan Mountains of south-central Colorado with some good friends.
13 min read
Sep
01
Jerry and Meera on top of Munich's St. Peter's Church, looking out on the Munich Cathedral in the backgroup

This Hedgehog Knows Many Things

We reject the fox-and-hedgehog dichotomy and substitute our own. Be a savvy hedgehog.
2 min read