Colin Fletcher Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/colin-fletcher/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg Colin Fletcher Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/colin-fletcher/ 32 32 38683869 Book Review: The Man Who Walked Through Time, by Colin Fletcher https://popupbackpacker.com/book-review-the-man-who-walked-through-time-by-colin-fletcher/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:54:21 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=150949 Yesterday I posted a book review of The Thousand Mile Summer the first book written by Colin Fletcher. In that post I shared that three books influenced me to consider venturing into deserts and I moved to a desert in 1977, where I still live. Each of these books have stood the test of time, … Continue reading Book Review: The Man Who Walked Through Time, by Colin Fletcher →

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]]> 150949 Book Review: The Thousand Mile Summer, by Colin Fletcher https://popupbackpacker.com/book-review-the-thousand-mile-summer-by-colin-fletcher/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 21:33:11 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=150942 Over 50 years ago, on a hot summer day, I helped one of my brothers move to the Mojave Desert where he was starting college. The heat was like a blast furnance. His car overheated several times, resulting in a blown head gasket. After unloading his belongings and a fitful night of sleep, I left, … Continue reading Book Review: The Thousand Mile Summer, by Colin Fletcher →

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]]> 150942 Walking Man: The Secret Life of Colin Fletcher (a biography) https://popupbackpacker.com/walking-man-the-secret-life-of-colin-fletcher-a-biography/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:28:21 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=13620 THIS IS A BOOK I WON’T BE READING     Colin Fletcher is known as the “Father of Backpacking” and Robert Wehman has just published the only biography of the reclusive man. You can purchase the book from Amazon as a Kindle version for $9.99 or paperback for $18.53. I have never heard of the author … Continue reading Walking Man: The Secret Life of Colin Fletcher (a biography) →

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]]> 13620 Colorado River Camp https://popupbackpacker.com/colorado-river-camp/ Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:58:19 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=9260 Yeah, I know. Another camping trip. Ho hum. Well, not for us. We enjoy everyone of them. After our Eastern Sierra vacation, we decided we need to start using our boat more often. The problem with a boat, especially if you live in southern California and the boat has a motor, is the fact you … Continue reading Colorado River Camp →

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]]> 9260 Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart https://popupbackpacker.com/grand-obsession-harvey-butchart/ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:43:11 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=2132 If you are human and have stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon, you have to have been overwhelmed by its immensity and beauty. If you have ventured down to the bottom via one of the popular trails, you must have been absorbed its charm. If you are lucky enough to travel down to … Continue reading Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart →

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