AdventureTaco

I never used to be a peakbagger.

Ever since we visited the Siskiyous back in 2023, I've wanted to return to explore the northern reaches of California, west of Mt.

TL;DR - After not having issues for years, I've been having trouble with my alignment for a while now.

TL;DR - Thank goodness for good friends.

TL;DR - I've had a slow leak in one of my Kenda Klever RTs for the last two trips.

TL;DR - This is a great tent for two or three people.

Our second visit - in as many days - to Telkwa Pass behind us, we raced down the valley that was shrouded in fog the last time we'd been through.

On our way south from the Salmon Galcier, our spirits were high.

We were already halfway through our day, so we hoped to make quick work of the pavement between Terrace, British Columbia and Hyder, Alaska.

We started from what was, essentially, the furthest north we'd ever been in British Columbia, and it still took us 10 more hours to reach the trailhead for Telkwa Pass.

TL;DR - I've always just worn my "current old pair" of tennis shoes when I'm out hiking because I never liked hiking boots.

TL;DR - Hiking poles are really helpful and make hiking easier.

2026 in the Pacific Northwest has been a summer of smoke.

July 31, 2026.

While on our last trip to British Columbia, we happened to stumble upon a few petroglyphs, created by the First Nations, hundreds or thousands of years ago.

Bella Coola is not the most accessible town in British Columbia.

After returning from Purgatory - not a statement one can make on a regular basis - it was time to consider our next move.

We were both tired and stir-crazy when we finally got to Bella Coola, a full thirty-one hours after leaving home.

Every summer, I look forward to having the truck at home, so we can head north - across the border - to explore some of the most amazing landscapes in the entirety of North America.

TL;DR - Got a new mudflap installed!

TL;DR - The mounting bracket for Diode Dynamics SS5 pods has a design flaw, but the company did a great job standing behind their product.

After completing the Montana Backcountry Discovery Route, we're up to ten BDRs since we started running them in 2017.

Welcome to Libby.

Having both very much enjoyed the dam at Thompson Falls more than I thought we would - and having already completed two stages of the Montana Backcountry Discovery Route over the course of the day - we had no aspirations to make it deep into Stage 7 before

Having made the decision to eat lunch at the top-rated restaurant in town - technically, the Conoco gas station - we glanced at each other as we entered the establishment to a sign notifying us that the wait time was upwards of twenty minutes.