Unaided by supplemental oxygen my girlfriend and I ascended Rock Reef Pass in the Florida Everglades. (Sorry for the crappy image. It's a bad scan of an old slide)1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
45 years ago at a trailhead in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My sister and her husband, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon, 19751yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Gary (shirtless), my 11-pound mountain tent, Dan - North Cascades, Washington, USA, about 19771yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Descending in a hurry from Indian Pass in a thunderstorm. Wind River Range, Wyoming. 42 years ago.3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Ok, this is the woman I married. We were dating and were backpacking and she developed bloody blisters yet never complained. Amazing! 19796yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
SW side of Mt. Hood, Oregon in the fall. That's my wife. Usually, fall colors are wiped out by rain but not that year.3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Fresh huckleberries, huckleberry pancakes in the snow, North Cascades, Washington, USA3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My old dog, Butterpup, gazing north toward Mt. Jefferson from the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon. This was a LONG time ago. He sat like that for at least 20 minutes and didn't move.1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Home below Middle Sister, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
In Indian Pass, Wind River Range, Wyoming, as a thunderstorm approached. 42 years ago. (Sorry about the backlighting washout)3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
Continental Divide, Wind River Range, Wyoming, from our campsite.1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Freshwater lake among the Oregon Dunes south of Reedsport Oregon. No motorized vehicles allowed in this huge area.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
Looking north from Kearsarge Pass (11,760'/3580m), high Sierras, California, USA3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
If you enlarge it you can see our campsite across the lake. Wind River Range, Wyoming, 9/212yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Pothole Lake below Kearsarge Pass, Sierra Nevada, California, USA1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Texas Pass, Wind River Range, Wyoming - Backpacker is just to the left of the red dot.3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
If you can, order something from Powell’s. They might have to close forever. This is not a joke.4yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/Portland
Almost to Goat Lake - Dan nearing Goat Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington, USA2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/backpacking
This morning, North Sister from South Matthieu Lake, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Sign as you enter the parks in the Rockies in British Columbia, Canada1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Looking down the trail from Glen Pass, Sierras. Dan is the red spot down there.2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Wolfs Ears from campsite, Wind River Range, Wyoming -more in comments1yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Cheryl, one of my hippie friends, from about 1970, southern Indiana3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Hopefully, almost time to snowshoe!!!! PCT east of Mt. Hood, Oregon, USA3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
Woke up to this in the Wind Rivers one September morning.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
PCT at the northern edge of the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon. There’s more such burn every year.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Paint Pots Trailhead parking lot, the Canadian Rockies in September. Trip info in comments.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Freshwater lake, Oregon Dunes. Backpacking here is a slog but it's beautiful and the water is good.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
After a week of backpacking, this is our last night’s camp at Golden Lake, in the high Sierras in California.4yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
Temperate rainforest in the fall - Along the Salmon River east of Portland.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Goat Lake on July 15th, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Pickett Range - the most rugged and isolated range in the lower-481yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Machu Picchu & Wayno Picchu from the Sun Gate - Info below5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My wife and daughter on a sliding board in 1981, Portland, Oregon.2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Mt. Jefferson from Ghost Ridge, Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon, during an overnight snow camping trip.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Me along the end of the Cape Lookout trail in Oregon on Monday. The ocean is about 150 down on my right.2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
On Tom and Bonnie's farm, southern Indiana, 1971 - more in comments3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Why hammocks don’t always work out. Dusy Basin, Sierra Nevada Range in California.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
South Sister & Camp Lake from Middle Sister, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon - More in comments5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Hares, the original snowshoers. Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Snowshoeing season is coming to the Cascades in Oregon !!! (Hopefully)5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Machu Picchu from near the Sun Gate along the Inca Trail. Mountains beyond mountains.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Winter comes early, North Cascades, from near Tapto Lakes - Description in comments5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Bob on the Barlow Trail, Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My wife and daughter on a sliding board in 1981, Portland, Oregon.2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Tom and Bonnie and their Amish wagon, early 1970s, southern Indiana3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Kearsarge Pinnacles at sunset from above the trail near a tiny spring. Sierra Nevada range, California6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
EArly morning on an Oregon dunes backpacking trip, springtime.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Descending Bullet Canyon, Grand Gulch, Utah - Details in comments5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Garry approaching Kearsarge Pass, Sierra Nevada Range, California6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Leaving Collins Canyon and Grand Gulch, Utah in October. A little more in comments.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Home at sunset, Sierra Nevada Range, California. Dusy Basin6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My hippie friends, around 1960. She's an RN and he's a physician's assistant, by the way.3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Lake at 11,300' below Knapsack Pass (notch to the left) in the Sierras. Saw two people in four days.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
In Indian Pass, Wind River Range, Wyoming, as a thunderstorm approached. 42 years ago. (Sorry about the backlighting washout)3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Mt. Adams (12,280’) in September from Goat Ridge in the Goat Rocks Wilderness in Washington.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
I'm excited. On Monday I'm leaving for two weeks of hiking, camping and backpacking in SW Colorado and SE Utah!! I just want to talk about it I suppose. This is in Capitol Reef NP.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
SW side of Mt. Hood, Oregon in the fall. That's my wife. Usually, fall colors are wiped out by rain but not that year.3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/hiking
It was a hazy day from fires but this is looking south from Bull of the Woods in Oregon - detail below6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Rae Lakes, in the distance, from Glen Pass, Sierra Nevada Range, California.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Lower Royce Lake, high Sierras, California - Another lake with no trails6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Tumbling Glacier, Kootenay NP, Candian Rockies, late August.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Broken Top from Park Meadow, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon. June 236yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Nearly to the top of Eagle Cap (9572’), Wallowa Mountains, NE Oregon, late 1970s. Part of a class at Portland State University.5yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My hippie friends, around 1960. She's an RN and he's a physician's assistant, by the way.3yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
St. Helens, Rainier and Adams from McNeil Point on Mt. Hood.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Woke up on the snow near Broken Top in the Oregon Cascades and could see the weather changing.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
If you use Via when backpacking there’s a new packaging. 50 cups for $10.2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/backpacking
Wind River Range above Island Lake, Fall, then Winter, overnight change.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Plain of Six Glaciers trail, Canadian Rockies. Dan is on the ledge in the lower right quadrant.6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
Bob pumping water, Sweeny Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming6yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
My sister and her husband backpacking with us in the Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon in 19816yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/WildernessBackpacking
I removed the Shrine to the Responsible Dog Owners from Tryon Creek today.2yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/Portland
Whoo Hooo!! It's snowing hard in the Cascades so it's time for snowshoeing!!4yr ⋅ Mentalfloss1 ⋅ r/snowshoeing
