Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: Backpacking

  • Backpacking Glorians

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    Mike and I took a short backpacking trip through the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone last week. We encountered beautiful wildflowers, a soundscape of birdsong, a curious badger in the vast landscape of our wild home. Read more…

  • Hiking the High Country

    Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. ~Harold B Melchart Seems like just a little over a week ago that I was struggling to climb a mountain… Read more…

  • Shining Rock

    Backpacking: An extended form of hiking in which people carry double the amount of gear they need for half the distance they planned to go in twice the time it should take. ~Author unknown Melissa loves to backpack. That is an understatement. And I love to be in the places that backpacking takes us. It… Read more…