Backcountry beer pics

[mborden1]

Did some tooling around out in Central Oregon last weekend. Stopped at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Hiked up the Big Obsidian Flow. Didn't bring a beer, so my wife fixed it for me. Not much flavor.

But definitely less filling and very low calorie!

 

[swivelhips1]

been slow in here recently. enjoyed a casey seasons past while climbing at shuteye ridge this weekend. sunset over southern yosemite and the mammoth crest.

 

[swivelhips1]

Another weekend in southern yosemite:

 

[swivelhips1]

Year five of spending Thanksgiving with my college buddies climbing. Done Utah (x2), New Mexico, California, and this year we did Red Rocks in Nevada. Along with our usual keg of Elevated IPA, here were a few beers I remembered to take pictures of.

 

[Vogt52]

Year five of spending Thanksgiving with my college buddies climbing. Done Utah (x2), New Mexico, California, and this year we did Red Rocks in Nevada. Along with our usual keg of Elevated IPA, here were a few beers I remembered to take pictures of.

Badass! If you don't mind me asking, how do you lug a keg around that terrain?

 

[ripps1]

Badass! If you don't mind me asking, how do you lug a keg around that terrain?

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Badass! If you don't mind me asking, how do you lug a keg around that terrain?

I assume it's in the back of a car/truck.

 

[Vogt52]

I assume it's in the back of a car/truck.

I was under the impression that they hiked out and camped for some reason.

 

[swivelhips1]

I assume it's in the back of a car/truck.

I was under the impression that they hiked out and camped for some reason.

We were in fact car camping but all the pictures are places we hiked to. When we bring the keg, it is typically in a bouldering crash pad (big foam thingy you place on the ground to cushion your fall, but can be worn as a backpack while hiking). Here is a photo from last year in Canyonlands (and yes, that is a trader joes seltzer bottle cut off to become a keg cup).

 

[swivelhips1]

On thursday, we kayaked from Vashon over to Blake Island, hiked around about half of the perimeter, then across the center. Drank a few beers, marveled at the plants, rocks, and a few streams that had popped up across the beach in the heavy rain. Funny being in view of downtown Seattle without seeing another person all day.

 

[swivelhips1]

Damn, it has been two months without a post ITT! I know it is winter in most of the country and we are not all getting out as much but I'm sure someone in here is doing some winter sports and still drinking beer too. We are actually getting a real winter in California, although you can always go to the desert and find some warmth. Joshua Tree National Park with a beer courtesy of chongcheesol.

 

[anteater1]

Sticky Hands in Thailand is not something I'll forget soon.

 

[swivelhips1]

Sticky Hands in Thailand is not something I'll forget soon.

Hell yeah! That rules. Any chance this is close to Tonsai?

 

[anteater1]

Hell yeah! That rules. Any chance this is close to Tonsai?

Yep! That's Railay west, one beach over from Tonsai.

 

[swivelhips1]

Yep! That's Railay west, one beach over from Tonsai.

Nice! Yeah, it looked familiar. I haven't been, but I have had a lot of friends go there for climbing.

 

[swivelhips1]

A few Highland Park Brewery beers in the Buttermilks, Eastern Sierra.

 

[swivelhips1]

Brought a beer along to try and help me get psyched up for a climb I thought was going to be hard and scary. Climb turned out to be much more mellow than I expected. Still enjoyed the hell out of this beer up on the cliff. Thanks for this one chongcheesol

 

[chongcheesol]

Glad you enjoyed it!

 

[capnmike]

Not quite sunset at Grand Canyon National Park

 

[wuntrikpony]

Not quite sunset at Grand Canyon National Park

Looks familiar.

 

[swivelhips1]

Headed out for a 3 day bike tour of Death Valley this weekend. We decided to cache some water at the half-way point of our loop so that we don't have to carry 30 pounds of water each at the start of the trip and once we decided to do that, we decided we should probably cache some beer too. Might just dig a shallow hole, put the beer in it, drop some ice on top, and then cover with dirt. Will report back if the beers manage to stay cold for 36 hours.

 

[mborden1]

Might just dig a shallow hole, put the beer in it, drop some ice on top, and then cover with dirt. Will report back if the beers manage to stay cold for 36 hours.

Sounds like an awesome trip. Have fun!

 

[swivelhips1]

Wow, bikepacking is hard. For a whole bunch of reasons (fitness, heat, road quality, gear), we bailed on our original loop and did a 2 day that brought us back to the car, then a day ride our third day. Which meant we never made it to the cache of beer. My friend that picked the cache back up said the beer was still pretty cold, maybe 50 degrees or so, but all the ice seemed long gone (it was buried a foot or so under the surface). Anyway, I only had one beer with me for the first day so this is my only backcountry beer shot. Have to plan a more reasonable tour next time....

 

[patmanbear]

Wow, bikepacking is hard. For a whole bunch of reasons (fitness, heat, road quality, gear), we bailed on our original loop and did a 2 day that brought us back to the car, then a day ride our third day. Which meant we never made it to the cache of beer. My friend that picked the cache back up said the beer was still pretty cold, maybe 50 degrees or so, but all the ice seemed long gone (it was buried a foot or so under the surface). Anyway, I only had one beer with me for the first day so this is my only backcountry beer shot. Have to plan a more reasonable tour next time....

Death Valley is legit one of the most amazing places on earth

 

[swivelhips1]

Been out in Joshua Tree National Park this last week. Pizza Port on top of Ryan Mountain. Highland Park Brewery on the backside of Queen Mountain.

 

[swivelhips1]

Another one, this time from yesterday. Biked about 12 miles round trip to try a boulder. A lot more snow than I expected on the north side of the ridge so I probably actually ended up biking more like 10 miles and walking 2. At least I could keep the beers cold once I got to the climbing.

 

[swivelhips1]

Did an amazing hike into the deep backcountry of the Kolob Terrance to South Guardian Angel in Zion National Park. Details of the route can be found here. Enjoyed a Moab Pilsner on the summit. Turned out to be a very nice spicy pilsner.

 

[flexabull]

Meeting of the Minds DIPA - Urban Roots / Moksa / Moonraker collab at Clear Creek gorge.

 

[TheJB]

I finally have one of these to share, this was taken at Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park


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[beerscenes]

While not quite backcountry, spent a beautiful couple evenings camping with FoudreGuy out in one of my favorite areas:

 

[KevSal]

https://dailydrinkingthread.com/community/threads/backcountry-beer-pics.489/

this guy needs some traction

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

https://dailydrinkingthread.com/community/threads/backcountry-beer-pics.489/

this guy needs some traction

 

[SeaWatchman]

2011 Saint Gilloise, Grinnell Glacier