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Review: Beauty & Ennui Hiking Grizzly Lake

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Review: Beauty & Ennui Hiking Grizzly Lake

Review: Beauty & Ennui Hiking Grizzly Lake

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 13 minutesGrizzly Lake offers some nice fall colors, but isn’t worth the hike in any season. A trip to the first pond on the hike might be worth it.

Review: Shirley & Valaite Lake, Twin Lakes, & Lake Gadsby (Ugly + Boring)

Review: Shirley & Valaite Lake, Twin Lakes, & Lake Gadsby (Ugly + Boring)

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 20 minutes15 miles, 6 lakes, and some nice views. Is the hike to Lake Gadsby worth it? This is one where I was left very conflicted.

(Podcast) The Land of Steadfast Habits: Confronting the Facts

(Podcast) The Land of Steadfast Habits: Confronting the Facts

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLucas gives a talk on how he used nature to dwell on God and himself, and improved his mental and spiritual health…and how that convinced him to change his “stinkin’ thinkin.” How is cognitive behavioral therapy tied to repentance? Note: the audio is damaged starting a couple of minutes in due to the failure of the lavalier mic.

Green River Lakes, WY
Your Miserable Butt (AKA “How to Prevent Chafing While Hiking”)

Your Miserable Butt (AKA “How to Prevent Chafing While Hiking”)

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Dreaded “C” Word I have a problem that will be a visual delight for your mind to envision, and that problem is chafing! Yes, I said the C-word. If there is one thing that makes me miserable in this life, it’s my wretched sister, but if there is another thing that makes me miserable in this life, it’s chafing while hiking. And I don’t really care where. Are those…

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Bomber Mountain
15 Miles: Bomber Mountain and Off-Trail Traipsing for Trout

15 Miles: Bomber Mountain and Off-Trail Traipsing for Trout

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 13 minutesThis short hike features incredible history and excellent fishing for a rare species of trout. It’s best if you have two or more nights available.

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