Category Archives: Backpacking

John Muir Trail to Leatherwood Ford, BSFNRRA, Backpack #80

Posted on June 4, 2017 by smithposts

We went to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area a couple of months ago to backpack with a group from our local Sierra Club. It was my 80th backpack. Not a bad number  for backpacking for 20 … Continue reading →

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Weekend in the Wilderness: Backpacking, Abrams Creek…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by smithposts

Finally, after a three year hiatus, we completed another backpack!  On the hottest, most humid weekend (to date) of Summer 2014, we shouldered our backpacks and hit the trail with friends, Sonya and Mac. Backpack #75 is in the log … Continue reading →

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Backpacking…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by smithposts

We are frantic around here, our house is in chaos.  John and I are in the throes of preparing for an upcoming backpack, our first in three years.  It is not that we are new to this rodeo, we’ve been … Continue reading →

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