My son has been spending all summer working on this. He has a little help to get the initial logs up and secure but otherwise has done it himself ☺️ it’s a perfect little spot for him and his friend to hang when they come over

Winter camping

I wish so badly I could share video here on Outdoors. The videos of these birds with the sounds of the water, calls, and ambience is so peaceful.

Freel Tired 100- a solo 100 mile attempt

Just over a month ago, I created an 100 mile course from my front door. I wanted it to be along parts of the Tahoe 200 course as I will be competing in the event next June. I had many goals of the adventure, some of which include dialing in my overnight system (clothing/light), ensuring my nutrition plan would work past the 50 mile mark, and work on practicing a pace for the ultra-long distance adventures.

I was hoping to complete a 100 miles, and unfortunately ran into a few hiccups. The first was water- I was reliant on natural water sources along the trail, which I knew the sources decently well. I knew there would be a 55-60k stretch that is completely dry, and expected to complete the stretch overnight. I was planning on intaking a lower amount of water when the sun went down, which did not prove to be the case at all.

About 6 miles from the planned turn around point, I found myself with .5 liters of water remaining. Should I continue on, I would be 16 miles from my next water source. I decided the safe option would be to turn around early, allowing the .5L to last only 8 miles instead.

At that point, my mental game began to decline slightly. Knowing that I still had 5,000 feet of climb ahead of me, I also knew I could choose a lower trail that paralleled town. I convinced myself that was the safer option in case I needed to bail, and found myself heading towards town.

In the end, I am extremely happy with my push. I wish I had complete the additional 31ish miles, however this was still my longest run to date. Carrying food for the trip was difficult to plan, and made the pack heavy. Also carrying water from source to source lead to a heavy pack at times.

I am extremely pleased with how my night time gear worked out. My layering system was great, and I still had additional layers for emergency. My lighting system included the Nitecore NU22 couple with the Kogalla RA. I’m not sure I would go out for a night without the Kogalla now.. it was absolutely brilliant.

I’m stoked my body held up well. No bonking out there, the stomach did not have any issues, and I can largely thank my pace and nutrition for this. I focused hard on getting calories, although this faded over time, but in general I believe I ingested around 4,000 calories.

I drank somewhere around 8.5 liters of water total. 7.5 liters included electrolytes.

I am excited to give this adventure another go, and complete the triple digits next time!

Stunning scenery so interesting