For years the dream lingered, but modern living pressed it into submission. Clinging to dreams, two professionals revive a youthful vision of summits and trails along the Sierra. Can wilderness restore the human spirit?

As Fitz and I stepped back onto the trail near Mammoth Lakes, a classic late September Sierra weekend greeted us- blue skies, warming temps, and fluttering aspen leaves turning from spring green to ocher…we linked pitches and simul-climbed sections…by early afternoon, we basked in the sun as we filled out the summit registry

The John Muir Trail isn’t wild in the sense of no people, but it is removed from the objects that make up our normal lives. So, who is out there?

Only the essentials…Staring at my large backpack, I thought of all that could go in there. Then I thought about how much all of it weighs. All packs end up heavier than you want.

What do you pack in your backcountry kitchen for 6 weeks on the trail? Becca, learned a few tricks in her prep for The Love Letter and shares them here with us.

Six days deep in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia; ridges peaks, and alpine bowls combined in undulating topography that made up some very big terrain.