Dried veggies and fruit

Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it’s good for you. Caitlin Doughty The easiest way to get veggies and fruit on your backpacking trip is to dehydrate them. Fresh fruits – like apple and watermelon – and many vegetables – like cherry tomatoes and […]
song of the sea caves

Water and rock create memorable music.
more deets on aliloop-of-the-lakes, Northern England

This is my track adding six days to the Coast to Coast. Hit me up for the GPX.
Leki Micro Vario Ti Cor-tec review

I swear by foldable, bomb-proof Leki trekking poles to keep me upright.
Potato Bark

Food is not just eating energy. It’s an experience. Guy Fieri I am always amazed that when I hike I crave all sorts of things I never eat at home – loads of salt, carbs and fat – and I still lose weight. The problem for me is that I forget how it feels on […]
Tarptent Notch Li partial solid w/silnylon floor review

Set up is a snap for my ultralight and rugged tarptent, named the”alicoop” by followers.
La Sportiva Akyra Trail Runners review

Breathable, flexible, wicking and lightweight, La Sportiva is running shoe meets hiking boot.
Granite Gear Crown2 60 backpack review

Followers named my superbly designed, lightweight but rugged Granite Gear pack, Olive Oyl.
Creatures of the C2C

The sounds of the Northern English countryside are new to my ears.
Te Araroa, New Zealand – Oct-Mar, 2018—19

Did I possess the grit, fortitude, determination, and the sheer pig-headedness to stick with a walk of 1,864 miles?