12/28/2019 A week’s worth of clothing and items for one week of (mostly driving) travel to Arizona! I wanted to make sure that if my clothes got snow and wet, I would have enough dry clothes so it’s more than I would normally pack. Here’s what went inside: Packing cube (clean/dirty) with: 5 long sleeve …
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Packing for Big Bend National Park
Here’s what I brought to Big Bend for the weekend! It was also a chance to try out my new Osprey Celeste 29L backpack! My Snoopy: his little flashlight lights up! (But not brightly) REI Carina 32 sleeping back packing inside a Sea to Summit compression pack (10L)REI 10L stuff sack with my REI Camp …
Big Bend National Park
11/02/2019 The weather has been still warm-ish and colder in the nights, so last weekend it was time to go to one of my favorite places: Big Bend National Park! It was only a weekend trip, and I had been to Big Bend before, but I decided to do some of the trails that I …
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Day 1
08/08/2019I woke up to an early sunrise and first thing I did was check the weather; it was supposed to rain this afternoon. So rather than pitching the tent in the soaked ground or worse, in the rain itself, I pitched it in the morning before we left to go visit the park. It's $25 …
Maui > Haleakalā National Park > Paia
08/04/2019Time to fly to Maui and off to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Our Airbnb host was kind enough to give us a ride and a goodbye hug too! I felt like I had made real friends here in Hawaii. First thing I notice is that check in lines are a nightmare …
Packing for Hawaii
The mission: To fit 2 weeks of what you need for a Hawaiian vacation into my 13 L sized Osprey Daylight pack (in space stars design, because it's the coolest design I've ever seen for this pack). First off: clothing. We will have access to a washing machine in Oahu and Hawaii islands in the …
Pre-Trip Essentials To Own
Some things I own already in chart form for your convenience (disclaimer, I am not being sponsored by any of these companies for reviews): Item PriceOsprey Daylite Pack$50.00REI Co-op Camp Dome 2 Tent$59.93*REI Camp Dome 2 Footprint$29.95Thermarest Sleeping Pads $34.95REI Helio Sack 55 Sleeping Bag$59.95*+REI Co-op Carina 32 Sleeping Bag $73.93*Platypus Hoser Resovoir$20.69*Full Size Life …
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