by Paty | Oct 20, 2020 | The Great Outdoors, Uinta Highline Trail
September 2020 was a month of epic failures for me. I began the month with plans to thru-hike the Uinta Highline Trail and had to be rescued from an unexpected blizzard at 11,000 feet before I could finish. Then I book-ended the month with a failed attempt to summit...
by Paty | Oct 8, 2020 | Rockies, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #24 Date Visited: September 29 & October 7, 2020 (it took me two separate attempts!) Route Taken: Borah Peak Trail from the Borah Springs Campground – 8.5 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Streep, strenuous, with some...
by Paty | Sep 27, 2020 | Gear, Hiking
Plenty of typical backpacking staples are missing in my food bag. No salami or pepperoni. No bags of beef jerky. Not even pre-packaged beef stroganoff or chili mac. As someone who follows a pescatarian diet (I eat fish about once a week when I’m off trail), my...
by Paty | Sep 16, 2020 | Rockies, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #23 Date Visited: September 7, 2020 Route Taken: Unita Highline Trail #25 – 64 miles (one-way) as part of my 2020 UHT thru-hike Type of Terrain: High altitude trail up to Anderson Pass, followed by a steep, unmarked...
by Paty | Sep 15, 2020 | Gear, Uinta Highline Trail
When I was deciding how to use my REI dividend back in May of this year, I had one major purchase on the top of my wish list. I wanted a Garmin inReach Mini GPS device. Retailing at $350, this satellite communicator was a splurge for me. It was right on par with...
