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Finding Community at the Altai Skis Backcountry Festival

A weekend of Hok skiing in northern Ferry County, Washington at the Altai Skis Backcountry Festival with perfect snow, fantastic weather, and a welcoming local community of Hoksters.

Setting Sun Mountain Lookout Site

Goats Rocks Loop: Goat Ridge and Hawkeye Point Lookout Sites

Hok Skiing the Blue Mountains: Clearwater Fire Lookout Cabin

The Healing Power of the Desert Southwest

The 2012 Ragnar and Ironheart Racing

What I Learned From a Weekend of Silence

An Off-Grid Airstream Winter

Investing in Energy Independence

Off-Grid Lessons: When Winter Says “Nope!”

Kettle Range

Finding Community at the Altai Skis Backcountry Festival

Backpacking the White Pass/Pilot Ridge Loop in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Backpacking to Heaven on the Devils Dome Loop

Washington State Hot Springs

Hiking the Grand Canyon’s Rim to River and Back in a Day

Hiking Beehive Basin—With a Surprise

Washington State Hiking and Mountaineering Challenges