by justroughinit | May 31, 2015 | Backpacking
Much too often, we are asked if there is cellular signal while in the backcountry, whether on a Grand Canyon backpacking tour, Yosemite hiking trip or in the Superstition Wilderness. And this isn’t from our younger guests that have never lived life without cell...
by justroughinit | May 31, 2015 | Arizona, Backpacking, Grand Canyon, Havasupai
More often than not, the conversation about what to eat, consume, swallow, etc. when hiking in the warm hot Arizona desert comes up – and this includes Grand Canyon. And on occasion, someone suggests that taking salt tablets or consuming high concentrations of...
by justroughinit | May 31, 2015 | Backpacking
True confession: when I was in my early 20s, I purposely slept without a pillow to make myself tough for backpacking. It was part of a well-intentioned (and, in retrospect, ill-conceived) plan to prepare myself to pack light, sleep well, and move efficiently in the...
by justroughinit | May 23, 2015 | Backpacking, Yosemite
The Yosemite Valley to Cloud’s Rest backpacking route gives you the best of Yosemite Valley – hiking to the top of the north rim and Yosemite Falls and back to the valley via John Muir Trail. You will hike up the tallest waterfall in the park, as...
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