Ultralight Hiking Blog

My Favorite National Parks (And Why) by Crystal Gail "The Giver" Welcome

My Favorite National Parks (And Why) by Crystal Gail "The Giver" Welcome

The National Park System encompasses 423 national park sites in the US, spanning more than 84 million acres, with parks in each state and extending into the various territories. With the vastness a...

The Cordillera Huayhuash by Dave "Odysseus" Stamboulis

The Cordillera Huayhuash by Dave "Odysseus" Stamboulis

Six Moon Designs Ambassador Dave "Odysseus" Stamboulis reports on a recent hike through the Cordillera Huayhuash.

Desert to Mountains 2021 by Hawkeye Johnson

Desert to Mountains 2021 by Hawkeye Johnson

This year I hiked 800 miles from the southern terminus of the CDT at the Crazy Cook monument in New Mexico to my home in Telluride, Colorado. I started May 19 with vehicle support provided by my wi...

A hiker with a big frown on their face standing next to a sign warning about grizzly bears

Canada's Toughest Thruhike: The Great Divide Trail by Sara Dhooma

“Is this a trail?”  I uttered those words to myself almost every day last summer.  Sometimes while sloshing through a mosquito-infested swamp, other times while clamouring through a maze of fallen ...

A Trail's Hidden Gem, by Adrian "OZ The Hiking Sailor" Redgwell

A Trail's Hidden Gem, by Adrian "OZ The Hiking Sailor" Redgwell

Every main long trail has a best kept secret that is the hidden gem of their local trail. The Appalachian trail has the Great Smoky Mountains, the Pacific Crest trail has the John Muir trail, The...

Trip Report, The Wind River Range by Jason Huckeba

Trip Report, The Wind River Range by Jason Huckeba

In August of 2021, Monica, David, and I decided to go backpacking to a new location for all of us, the Wind River Range in Wyoming.  The Wind River Range is roughly about 100 miles long, with many ...