I woke up and crawled out of the warm blankets to the waking murmur of the pine and sequoia grove in Kings Canyon National Park, in which we were camping, with hot coffee on my mind.  The air was cool, and the patches of sky between the tree blue as I [...]

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Jetboil is listening to it’s critics, and is expanding its line to offer several new stoves that will fill out niches left open in its current lineup.
The first new stove line is the SOL-AL and the SOL-TI which are going after those lightweight backpackers who have refused to carry the 14 oz of Flash, [...]

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Lightweight efficient insulation is a key to any adventure in the California backcountry.  Whether it is the unpredictable weather in the Anza-Borrego Desert, or or the chilly evenings in the Sierra Nevadas, it is essential to have a way to keep warm.  Jackets do not come more efficient than the Patagonia [...]

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As many of you have noticed, Outside San Diego has been dormant for a while. This is due to a number of reasons, the primary being that I just returned home from an extended tour of Sierra Nevada Mountains with my family. My wife and I decided that our young children were a [...]

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