@wha Agreed. Most times I have the coupler with me which definitely works best. In a pinch, I'll just use the sport caps from a smartwater bottle and it seems to be effective (at least it was in the Sierra where backflushing isn't needed more than every few days). For this year's AZT hikes, I'm usi...

Eastwing about every other day just to stay limber and keep the legs in shape. For altitude training I like to hit up Humphrey's or Kendrick in Flagstaff.

When I was in the northwest valley over the winter I was rotating between the standard fare of Deem Hills, East Wing Mountain, West Wing Mountain, Sunrise Mountain, and Thunderbird Park. By the end of the winter those were all getting pretty boring though. Here in Page I haven't really found a grea...

Using the Sawyer Squeeze with 2 smartwater-type bottles is my preferred setup. If you get the bottles that come with the flip-top cap, their nozzle fits up against the output nozzle of the Sawyer Squeeze and you can backflush with it without needing to buy the separate coupler. The Sawyer screws rig...

Great trails and beautiful wooded scenery up in Crown King. Once you're on the 17 off of the 101, the turn-off to it is 1/2 hour north. Take the 26 mile graded dirt road right up to the pines with a passenger car. Lots of old mining areas to explore, plenty of shade, and water in creeks even in the ...