I’M QUINCY KOETZ

An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...

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 By Quincy Koetz

Packlist and Considerations for the John Muir Trail: Part I

Well, who would have thought that this blog is getting more google hits than anything! I’m pleased to say that people have actually been inspired to head off on some epic adventures from these posts. Not to brag, but there’s even a couple folks doing the Pacific Crest Trail after reading some posts. So with a...

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Life on the Road and a Renewed Sense of Patriotism

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.  I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.  ~Abraham Lincoln (American President) Love your country.  Your country is the land where your parents sleep, where is spoken that language in which the chosen...

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