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Jim Sutherland's Fundraising Bikepacking Trip from Land's End to John o'Groats - Part 2

Jim Sutherland's Fundraising Bikepacking Trip from Land's End to John o'Groats - Part 2

I did as much as I could under canvas in the morning which meant that I was late in creeping away that morning.  Perhaps the 90 miles in high temperatures had something to do with that as well?  Th...

Jim Sutherland's Fundraising Bikepacking Trip from Land's End to John o'Groats - Part 1

Jim Sutherland's Fundraising Bikepacking Trip from Land's End to John o'Groats - Part 1

Left Bala Lake, Wales campsite with my family who were once again going to be left by me for much of the summer holidays.  I’m glad I caught the 1204 train from Chirk to Shrewsbury as there was a m...

Field Test, Garmin inReach Mini 2 by Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa

Field Test, Garmin inReach Mini 2 by Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa

The author holding a radio collar found on the hike, not the top of the inReach SE poking out from the shoulder pocket on the pack-photo by Naomi Hudetz Background Let’s face it, updating your gea...

Bike Rafting the Other River by Andrei Turró

Bike Rafting the Other River by Andrei Turró

Bikerafting the Other River The drybag of the Flex Pack PR strapped at the rear and the bike on the front of the raft. The frame of the pack is under the spray deck. What is bikerafting you might...

The Story of an Average Hiker to an Almost Ultralight Hiker by Adrian Redgwell

The Story of an Average Hiker to an Almost Ultralight Hiker by Adrian Redgwell

The AT on display   I think most of us who started to seriously hike in 2015, still had a lot to learn. That is year when I heard the mountains calling.  It was the same year that the YouTube e...

A Plein Air Painters Love of Ultra-Light by Richard Olivier

A Plein Air Painters Love of Ultra-Light by Richard Olivier

The author in the field getting ready for some Plein Air Painting When I first decided to go outside my studio to try plein air painting, I thought it would be easy. After all, I had spent a lot o...