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Double Arch and Courthouse Rock Loop: Red River Gorge, Kentucky
Low clouds hung in the valleys when Gail and I started the Double Arch, Courthouse Rock, and Auxier Ridge Loop in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. It was about 8 a.m. on a pleasant October day, and the leaves were just beginning to turn. Red River Gorge was one of the stops we picked before leaving… Read more
Osprey Backpack Review: Why We Chose Osprey Again After 8 Years
We’ve been hiking with Osprey backpacks for more than eight years, carrying them on hundreds of miles of trails through rain, heat, and rugged terrain. They’ve held up remarkably well, but we recently started talking about replacing them. Rather than switching brands, we decided to upgrade. I replaced my old Hikelite 26 with the Stratos… Read more
How to Check Campground Power Before Plugging In Your RV
Connecting Alice to campground power always seemed simple. We turned the pedestal breaker off, connected our 30-amp power cord, and flipped the breaker back on. If the electricity worked, we assumed everything was fine. A campground pedestal can look normal while still having unsafe voltage or a wiring problem. After adding a smart RV surge… Read more
Hiking Devil’s Staircase in Teton Canyon, Wyoming
We were supposed to be taking it easy. After five days on horseback in the Teton Wilderness and hiking Darby Canyon Wind Cave the day before, our legs were ready for something a little less ambitious. We still wanted to explore the west side of the Tetons, though, and another hiker had recommended the trail… Read more
Darby Canyon Wind Cave Trail: Hiking Into a Hidden Wyoming Cave
We don’t normally hike the same trail twice. There are simply too many new places we want to explore. But Darby Canyon Wind Cave was different. We first hiked the trail in the spring of 2019. We made it all the way to Wind Cave, but the amount of water flowing from the cave made… Read more
Bomber Basin Wyoming: Hiking the Glacier Trail Near Dubois
We started this hike with a mission. Somewhere in the mountains outside Dubois, Wyoming, were the remains of a World War II-era bomber, and we wanted to find them. The problem was, we really didn’t know where the wreckage was. Unlike most of our hikes, there wasn’t an AllTrails route for us to follow into… Read more