Woolrich

  We love the idea that groundbreaking research in the field of environmental neuroscience is being conducted to determine the impact that backpacking, and the connection with nature that it provides, has on the human brain.  As a matter of fact, after reading Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan’s article in the current issue of Backpacker Magazine (May 2012) highlighting David Strayer’s (Ph.D.) research, we like to think we felt a little smarter.  Not just because we knew that the appropriate word association of barrel, root and belly was beer, but because the article reinforced the years of lifestyle decisions we’ve been making that have allowed us to place our search for a disconnected solitude, remote trails, and wilderness environments as priorities in our lives. Read the rest of this entry »

 “Was that thunder?” Sheri asked as she surveyed the blue skies above Aasgard Pass.  One of Randy’s biggest backcountry fears is lightning, so standing on a boulder near the top of an alpine Pass is not exactly the place Randy wants to be when an echoing rumble comes rolling across the mountainside. The ascent to Aasgard Pass (7841 ft.) from the edge of Colchuck Lake (5570 ft.) offers tons of open granite exposure, so if it was thunder we were hearing we would have needed to search out lower ground. 

Aasgard pass was our gateway to the Enchantment Lakes Basin.  The route we were following was voted one of America’s Best Hikes in Backpacker Magazine’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Issue.  The diverse combination of steep granite peaks, deep forested valleys, and basins running with crystal clear waters flowing from intense blue to emerald green alpine lakes, makes this destination a magical place truly worthy of the title Enchantments.  See our exact route in our SPOT Adventure. Read the rest of this entry »

 If your idea of taking a hike involves a casual stroll along a flat dirt path over the hills and through the woods, this hike is not for you.

We’re not saying we don’t enjoy and appreciate hikes that are over the hills and through the woods.  We’re just saying the Devil’s Path is not that kind of hike.  The Devil’s Path wouldn’t have earned the name “Devil’s Path” if it simply involved hills and woods.  This route is demanding. Read the rest of this entry »

 It’s April, spring is fighting off old man winter, the temperatures are rising, bare trees are showing off new buds, flowers are beginning to bloom, and Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour is back in action.  We are Sheri and Randy Propster and we hope you will come along for the ride as we utilize this Blog to share our adventures from the 2011 Tour.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Get Out More Tour is currently preparing for another amazing year of adventure and we truly believe the 2011 Tour has the potential to be the best ever!  Sheri and Randy Propster are busy getting the logistics together and they feel as though they have created a platform that will provide a greater connection with their audiences and allow them to inform and inspire more of you than ever before to spend more of your time playing hard in the great outdoors.

While the Tour won’t hit the road until the spring, there is no reason to believe that the next few months of winter will be spent in hibernation.  The winter is an incredible time to Read the rest of this entry »

Fall is perfect for Backpacking.  Fall offers daytime temperatures that are ideal for hiking hard without overheating, evenings that are cool, mornings that are brisk and overnight lows let that sleeping bag you’ve been carrying all summer earn its three-season weight.

While the diverse weather is perfect for backpacking, the diversity also presents backpackers with the challenge of preparing properly.  When you add a mountain environment to the mix, the extended range of conditions that come standard with changes in elevation will amplify the challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

The common thread, if you search with due diligence that is what you will find, the common thread.

 Sure, the checked pattern that makes up each of our individual lives is undoubtedly unique and we all take great care to put details in the fabric that will define our lives, but if we step back and see things from a proper distance the perfect plaid is exposed. Read the rest of this entry »