Review: The Canyon Run—28 Miles Hiking Ross Lake, Crystal Lake, Mile Long Lake, and Bomber Lake
Reading Time: 21 minutesGreat fishing, but a terrible trip that I wouldn’t recommend unless you’ve done literally everything else.
Review: Sedgewick Meadows and the Quickest Way to Hike Frozen Lakes and Temple Pass
Reading Time: 16 minutesWhy would anyone use Sedgewick Meadows near Big Sandy? Does it access anything good? Yes! Frozen Lakes, and it’s easy!
Review: The Best Short Hike in the Winds (9 Miles!)
Reading Time: 8 minutesNo hike in the Winds is this so easy for such a payoff. As such, it’s great to take kids to. It does require some acceptance off off-trail navigation, but nothing serious.
Review: 16 Miles Hiking Little Sandy Lake from Block and Tackle Hill
Reading Time: 14 minutesLittle Sandy is such a terrible lure. You know you won’t love it, but dangit, you need something easy, so there you find yourself, disappointed all over again.
Gear Review: Topo MTN Racer 3 Shoe (vs Altra Olympus 5)
Reading Time: 5 minutesTopo’s MTN Racer 3 is cheaper than the competition, feels better, has far better durability, and literally outclasses the Altra Olympus in every metric. It’s the perfect hiking shoe for me.
Review: 7.5-Mile Day Hike to Ramshead Lake and Lake of the Crags in Gorgeous Tetons
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis is a great day hike in the Tetons that can be accomplished quickly. It’s best done in the fall when the crowds, the heat, and the bugs are all gone.
Review: 42 Scorching Miles Hiking Marten Lake and Squaretop Mountain
Reading Time: 45 minutesA portion of this hike is utterly worth it. A large section I have no interest in seeing again. All of it is better than a minute spent watching Jimmy Fallon.
Gear Review: Altra Olympus 5, The Perfect Disappointment
Reading Time: 9 minutesAltra’s Olympus 5 is an absolute treasure in reducing damage foot pain and damage, but it’s let down by an insane lack of durability.
Review: Hiking or Neature Walking (1 Mile) to Pelham Lake, WY
Reading Time: 5 minutesPelham Lake can be accessed by an incredibly short neature walk. It doesn’t seem to really have crowds. We enjoyed it for what it was.
Review: 25 Mundane Miles Hiking Goodwin Lake, Turquoise Lake, & the Gros Ventre
Reading Time: 43 minutesAlthough Turquoise Lake looks beautiful on the maps, I found this hike fairly mundane. I was happy to be out and about, but I have no plans to return.
Review: 22 Miles Hiking Three Waters Mountain, Native Lake, & Roaring Fork
Reading Time: 51 minutesThis hike is one for those who like solitude, stunning views, and horrible deadfall. Not for the easily lost, but I found one on it.
A Quick Hike to Lake Barstow, WY with My Daughter
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis has some of my favorite memories ever. It was my first overnight hike with my little daughter!
Review: 9 Miles or More to Jim Creek Lake, Wind River Range
Reading Time: 20 minutesJim Creek Lake avoids all the attention that the rest of the Wind River Range receives. Should it? And can you even get to the trailhead given the terrible roads in the area?
Review: 19 Miles Hiking Seven Lakes—Granite, Dyke, Horseshoe, Marion, & More
Reading Time: 32 minutesHiking to Granite Lake! I liked this trip enough that I changed plans during it to save some lakes as leftovers for another time. That said, I think if I’d taken any friends with me, they would no longer be my friends. The good news is that I have like 0 friends, so it wasn’t a problem. I wonder why that is?
Review: Mill Iron Ranch, Jackson, Wyoming
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Mill Iron Ranch has exceptional food and company. We’ll be back.
Absent-minded Veteran Forgets To Change Profile Pic To Military Uniform
Reading Time: 2 minutesCheyenne, WY—John McCaye forgot for the second year in a row to change his profile picture on Veteran’s Day, and now he’s not getting the recognition that he deserves.
Review: 22-Mile Day Hike to Picturesque Paintbrush Pass
Reading Time: 7 minutesPaintbrush Pass is an easy hike for people who get lost easily but are in shape, and it offers stunning views of the Cathedral Group. Being in the Tetons, it’s always going to come with crowds.
Review: Beauty & Ennui Hiking Grizzly Lake
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: 19 Miles Hiking Simpson Lake, Plus Dead Horse, Long, and Union
Reading Time: 29 minutesSimpson Lake holds a great deal of value: the walk is easy, the fish are plentiful, and the people aren’t to be found. It also has some fantastic history and decent scenery.
Review: 10-mile Overnight Hike to “Harmful” Jade Lakes, Brooks Lakes, etc.
Reading Time: 16 minutesJade Lakes, Rainbow Lake, and Upper and Lower Brooks Lakes are easily accessed and quite tame as a day or overnight hike. There are some important downsides to the area, however.
Review: Stupendously Short Overnight Hike to Lost Lake, WY
Reading Time: 11 minutesLost Lake is a very short hike to a picturesque, colorful lake. It’s good for people who aren’t in shape, or for families with little children.
Review: Kayaking Two Ocean Lake, Grand Teton National Park
Reading Time: 2 minutesA lesser-used lake that’s a bit out of the way, but it still has nice views of the mountains.
Review: 9 Miles Hiking Gypsum Creek Lakes, Wind River Range
Reading Time: 14 minutesWhat a blessing. The most value/mile of any short hike in the Winds or Cloud Peak Wilderness.
Review: Kayaking and Paddleboarding Spalding Bay, Grand Teton National Park
Reading Time: 4 minutesA quiet place with beautiful views in Grand Teton National Park? We were shocked to find out that such a thing exists.
Review: United Flight 409 Crash, Snowy Mountains—1.5 Mile Walk
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe wreckage of United Flight 409 is an easy nature walk that most everyone should do!