Ultralight Hiking Blog

A group of hikers eating chips and salsa

New Things I Discovered in 2022 - By Whitney "Allgood" LaRuffa

This year I was fortunate enough to get to hike not once but twice in the Land of Enchantment.  In April I hiked 220 miles of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) along the official route through the...

Bike packing for bikepacking by Andrei Turro

Bike packing for bikepacking by Andrei Turro

I have been bikepacking since 2014 and my trips have been from the Artic Wilderness to the countless Natural Parks and trail networks of Finland, exploring countries like Cuba, Israel, Croatia, Ita...

CDT Trip Report: A Love Story, Wildlife, Thunderstorms, & Smoke by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

CDT Trip Report: A Love Story, Wildlife, Thunderstorms, & Smoke by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is a continuous footpath from the Mexican Border to the Canadian Border through the Rocky Mountains.  Following the backbone of the United States, the CDT runs ri...

7  Luxury/Comfort Items You Will Find In Hawkeye’s Backpack

7 Luxury/Comfort Items You Will Find In Hawkeye’s Backpack

I’m known for my relaxed style of hiking, and you’ll likely pass me on the side of the trail reading a book while on a break. If you look in my pack, you’ll find these luxury/comfort items that mos...

Jim Sutherland's 7 Favorite Backpacking/Bikepacking Foods

Jim Sutherland's 7 Favorite Backpacking/Bikepacking Foods

This piece1, (Scottish readers will get that pun) is about what I have learned to use and enjoy from over thirty years of Backpacking and Bikepacking.  I hope that readers find that it is about var...

3 hikers wearing backpacks look at road sign for the Corvallis 2 Coast Trail

A Fast and Filthy Guide to the new Corvallis 2 Coast Trail by Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa

The author (left) and his friend "Tomato hiking along an old USFS road that is part of the C2C trail.  photo by Naomi Hudetz The Trail The Corvallis 2 Coast Trail (C2C) is a 60-mile trail that c...