Informational guide to Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan, MI.

A chronicle of the final days backpacking the Southern California section of the Pacific Crest Trail.

By: Luke Baum and Hayley Babbitt After a few months off trail now, we finally have the answers. Better to be a little late than never, so...

By: Luke Baum In my time taking this journey, my strength has presented itself in many ways. I draw power from my strength, and...

By Hayley Babbitt and Luke Baum Photo gallery by Hayley Babbitt and Luke Baum 2023. If you were to walk 2,650 miles up the entire United States with only one backpack to bring, what would you pack? Although a crazy thought, we found ourselves answering this question when we decided we are going to tackle the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in April of 2023. Over the course of the last year and a half we learned what to pack with active preparation, trusting our instincts, and perh

By Hayley Babbitt Me at the Mount Lincoln summit of Decalibron, Colorado. 2021 by Hayley Babbitt. They say that the mind is so powerful that it can override your physical limit. The first time I experienced this phenomenon was on a trek in central Colorado, summiting multiple peaks along one of the rocky mountains' highest ranges. Decalibron, the name given to these four 14,000+ ft. (4200+ m for my foreign friends) mountain summits (Mt. Democrat, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Lincoln & M

By Hayley Babbitt and Luke Baum Luke boarding the Mishe-Mokwa transport ferry from North Manitou Island to Leelanau, Lake Michigan. 2022...