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    montucky.wordpress Last night when I went into the kitchen for a drink of water this scene just seemed to catch my eye. The plant sitting in a pot in front of the kitchen window was given to us by a dear friend back in November and these are its third set...

    1 day ago by montucky

      offgridsurvival Times certainly have changed. While the idiots in the media would like you to believe that most Americans want stricter gun laws, the numbers show something entirely different. Unfortunately, during the last couple of weeks a number of alarming anti-gun pieces of legislation have being pushed across the country.....

      2 days ago by Off Grid Survival

        sectionhiker On Saturday February 25, the Boy Scouts of America, Capital Area Council, in collaboration with the Bee Cave District (Austin, TX) is hosting a clinic, “Backpacking Lighter to Develop Character & Leadership in Scouting”.  I highly recommend this clinic for those that want to put more enjoyment in their backcountry...

        3 days ago by Earlylite

          sectionhiker Have you ever wondered why some people are so obsessed with hiking? People like me. I’ve had my own theories about its appeal to me over the years. For a long time, hiking was one of the few ways I had to relieve the work related stress associated with my...

          5 days ago by Earlylite

            offgridsurvival No matter what survival situation you may ultimately find yourself in it will likely be very taxing on your body. From dealing with a lack of sleep and inadequate hydration to dealing with hunger pains and other stressors, survival can take a huge toll on your body. Being in shape...

            5 days ago by Off Grid Survival

              sectionhiker I bagged another two winter 4,000 footers over the weekend on a 10 mile hike over the Carter Range in the eastern White Mountains in New Hampshire, with a respectable 3600 feet of elevation gain. This hike was a homecoming of sorts: the last time I’d hiked these peaks was...

              6 days ago by Earlylite

                sectionhiker Andrew Skurka’s long awaited hiking gear guide was released last week by publisher National Geographic at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City. Named Adventurer of the year by Outside Magazine, Andrew has hiked more than 30,000 miles including the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide...

                1 week ago by Earlylite

                  offgridsurvival Video footage of the U.S. Military conducting nighttime Urban Warfare training over the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

                  1 week ago by Off Grid Survival

                    offgridsurvival Update from this year's SHOT Show..... From zombie guns and ammo to zombie knives and killing tools it seems that the zombie craze has taken over the industry. Here is a quick rundown of some of the Zombie gear set to hit the market in 2012.

                    1 week ago by Off Grid Survival

                      sectionhiker I got lost in the woods using a compass a few weeks ago when we were bushwhacking West Field, a seldom visited mountain peak near Crawford Notch in the White Mountains. I know how to use a compass quite well, so this experience was a real eye opener for me,...

                      1 week ago by Earlylite

                        offgridsurvival There is one thing that almost every survival situation has in common and that's the basics. The basics are often what separate those that survive from those that perish......

                        1 week ago by Off Grid Survival

                          sectionhiker When internal frame backpacks were first developed in 1967 by Greg Lowe (who later founded Lowe Alpine and LowePro), they were designed to be more formfitting than external frame packs, bringing the load closer to the wearer’s hips, and making it easier to scramble or go off trail. However, it...

                          1 week ago by Earlylite

                            offgridsurvival Maybe it's just the prepper in me, but when I heard the U.S. Military will be conducting a massive training exercise in the streets of Los Angeles I must say it made me feel a little uneasy. And how could it not? With the passage of the National Defense Authorization...

                            1 week ago by Off Grid Survival

                              montucky.wordpress The lookout on top of Eddy Peak, center, looked cold and lonely today.

                              1 week ago by montucky

                                offgridsurvival It always surprises me how many people live under the illusion that nothing bad will ever happen to them. They take solace in modern enhancements in security and stupidly believe that 911 will always be there to keep them safe. Just look at the number of home invasions here in...

                                1 week ago by Off Grid Survival

                                  montucky.wordpress (This was a lazy photo for me: it was taken from the deck this morning.)

                                  1 week ago by montucky

                                    montucky.wordpress After waiting so long for La Nina conditions to finally make their effects known on northwest Montana, we finally had a significant snowfall and spent the morning digging out. It was impossible to accurately measure the depth of the snow because last evening a warm, wet air mass came in...

                                    2 weeks ago by montucky

                                      sectionhiker I am raffling off a Terra Rosa Tyvek Sleeping Bag/Quilt Cover (click for review and complete specs) that I tested and reviewed last autumn. Appropriate for 3 season use, this is a very lightweight and breathable, 5.2 ounce sleeping bag cover, that is large enough to fit a 20 degree...

                                      2 weeks ago by Earlylite

                                        sectionhiker Winter peakbagging wouldn’t be challenging if you successfully bagged the peaks you were after every time. That was the case last weekend, when seven of us took a crack at Mount Tripyramid, a rugged and distinctive 4,000 footer  in the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. We approached the mountain...

                                        2 weeks ago by Earlylite

                                          sectionhiker I’ve had the pleasure of hiking with some great trail dogs in my time, including my friend PedXing’s dog Loki. Dogs that stay with us and don’t go running off after every chipmunk or moose, dogs that don’t bark or jump on other hikers, and dogs that obviously love going...

                                          2 weeks ago by Earlylite

                                            sectionhiker One of my readers, Michael Howard, asked me to write a post about the history of Section Hiker and the lessons I’ve learned about blogging. Michael is thinking about starting his own outdoor blog. In the Beginning Section Hiker isn’t my first blog. I started a few others previously in...

                                            3 weeks ago by Earlylite

                                              sectionhiker My friend David and I went on a very tough bushwhack yesterday, climbing West Field Mountain (3,617ft) on the western side of Mount Field. This didn’t look like a difficult bushwhack on paper, quite the opposite, but the brush was so dense that it slowed our pace down to half...

                                              3 weeks ago by Earlylite

                                                montucky.wordpress Tonight a cold front is moving in.

                                                3 weeks ago by montucky

                                                  sectionhiker I have just started planning a 200 mile summer backpacking trip where I’m going to carry all of the food I need for two weeks. I’m not going to have a support team and I’m not going to make any resupply stops in towns or at huts. No bikes or...

                                                  3 weeks ago by Earlylite

                                                    sectionhiker Here’s another peak list that I’ve decided to work on. It’s basically the 48 White Mountain 4000 footers and a few lesser scenic peaks (most of which I’m already climbed)  plus an additional 34 bushwhacks. The bushwhacks make this a hard list to complete. I got my first taste of...

                                                    3 weeks ago by Earlylite