JMT Month is Here!

It's been a while since my last posting. Things have been extremely busy over the last month. In preparation for my long adventure ahead, I've been spending my time finishing a variety of assignments for Backpacker and Washington Trails.  For Backpacker, there have been many, many new GPS tracks getting done - largely from the huge amount of hiking I've been doing to condition for my trip - as well as the first of several "Rip & Go" mini-features to go in next year's lineup.  For Washington Trails, I wrapped up a feature article on Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds that will be appearing in the Sept/Oct issue later this summer.  Also for Washington Trails, I've been selected to join their gear review team, so will soon be testing and suggesting new outdoors gear from popular outdoor manufacturers.

In photo news, with all the hiking lately, I have an enormous backlog of imagery that needs to be processed and posted on the site.  Included are numerous hiking locations on Mt. Hood, Mount St. Helens, and the Clackamas Wilderness.  And JMT will hardly be the end of my season, as when I return, I still have several locations on Mt. Rainier, the North Cascades, Oregon's Sisters, and more on Mt. Hood to hike/photograph for various assignments.  I'm looking at doing a major site refresh when I return, so new imagery will slowly get added later in the year.

Keeping it short for now; lots to do this week.  I'm hiking JMT with 90GB of camera memory, so anticipate coming back with an enormous task to handle.  I'm considering creating a photo book of my adventure; more details on that to come...

Wish me luck!