Natives on the Fly

Hey Everyone,

Well, I finally received my custom fly rod, and have already had it on the stream a few times. I headed out the other day to a quiet, native trout stream. I managed to do a lot of climbing, crawling, and a little bit of fishing. Besides taking in the beautiful scenery of small water falls and rippled pools, I managed to catch a few small rainbows. Tomorrow I am heading out for another day of slipping and stumbling in hopes of catching a few more.

See you on the trail,
Lance

Other Adventures

Hey Eveyone,

I have decided to add a label of "other advetures" to the site. Although the site is primarily backpacking, I do many other outdoor things and figured that I should share them on here. This label will have everything from caving and rock climbing to paddling and fly fishing. I hope that you will all enjoy the new section, and hopefully I'll get someone to try something new.

See you on the trail,
Lance

Baby Hiking Boots

Hey Everyone,

I'm sorry for the lack of activity on the site lately, but as some of you may know, Christi and I just had our baby girl. I have been preoccupied and put the site on hold. I will just have to post during nap time for a while. I'll also be checking Zappos for some extra small hiking boots(jk).

See you on the trail,
Lance

Waterproof Bag

Hey Everyone,

I had some people ask about these bags, so I figured I'd make a video to show you exactly how I do it. Oh, I like to use Gorilla tape because it's just like Duct tape but stronger.

See you on the trail,
Lance

New Maps!

National Geographic has come out with some new maps for 2009. They now have maps in Georgia, which not only cover the AT starting at Springer Mtn, but they also have the entire Bartram trail and a good portion of the Foothills trail. As any seasoned outdoorsman can tell you, a good map is invaluable in the back country. I trust Nat. Geo. maps for their accuracy, but they are also printed on waterproof, rip proof paper which means they last forever.

See you on the trail,
Lance

Classes

Hey everyone,

Well, my class and event schedule has been pretty busy lately. I just attended the hunt-n-fish day event and, as always, had a blast. There is nothing better than hanging out in the woods talking about backpacking all day. I have also been regularly teaching classes to individual units. I really love doing these kinds of events, which give me a chance to share what I have learned over the years, and to help people start out in the right direction. On top of that, the scouts are always attentative and have great questions. I want to thank all of the units that I have spoken to lately for your support, and I look forward to future meetings.

See you on the trail,
Lance

Trial Cooking

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let everyone know that the site "Freezer bag cooking" is no more. It has a new name "Trail Cooking". I have updated the link so it will take you to the new site.

See you on the trail,
Lance