The Overlook

5 Features Every Desert Backpacking Pack Should Have

& Surprise! The Cliffrose Has Them All In Spades

Nov 18, 2024 • 

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October 2024

What Leopold & I Missed

The 6th Level Of Outdoor Recreation

Oct 24, 2024 • 

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The Winds, Homesickness, Nesting & The Colorado Plateau

Sometimes you have to go somewhere to know you never needed to go in the first place.

Oct 4, 2024 • 

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July 2024

Complete Packrafting Gear List

The Best Packrafts, Paddles, And Packraft-Specific Backpacking Gear Out There

Jul 11, 2024 • 

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Rabbitbrush

Near the banks of a silty river in the Utah desert I pitch my tarp over a winter-gray rabbitbrush because it lives in the only flat spot around.

Jul 10, 2024 • 

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June 2024

The Garage

Solitude & Solace in Suburban Environments

Jun 26, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Brooks Range

Chapter 1: Glaciers & Smoke

Apr 23, 2024 • 

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December 2023

New Digital 7" Release

Everything Prayed In The Grid

Dec 17, 2023 • 

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Unfamiliar Geologies

My Grand Canyon Trip illuminated for me the edges of my understanding. Precipices all around me where my knowledge breaks down.

Dec 8, 2023 • 

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November 2023

Colorado Plateau Shoulder Season Gear List

Updated for 2023

Nov 25, 2023 • 

Ben Kilbourne

Nils Mindnich Interview, Flicker UL 20 Modifications video

Just a bit of an update. More to come.

Nov 17, 2023 • 

Ben Kilbourne

October 2023

Saucony Peregrine 12 Review

My favorite backpacking shoe yet

Oct 17, 2023 • 

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