PRITCHARD LIFE

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SierraSoul Archive

SierraSoul was a labor of love, a website that we built during the early, halcyon years of our relationship. It was an outlet for our writing and photography about backpacking and travel. It was a blog before anybody knew that term. The site was actively updated from 2003 to 2008 and went offline around 2016. It was painstakingly hand-coded and built in the old-school spirit of the web, to share our experience and a bit of hard won knowledge about backpacking, snow camping, and travel.

From the About page on the original site…

SierraSoul is the personal website of Matt & Jody Pritchard. This is a place for us to share our life outside with family, friends, and the world at large. We’re blessed to live where we do—with the Pacific Ocean in our front yard and the great Sierra Nevada out back. We love to explore places near and far, capturing our experiences with photography and stories. We’ve learned a few things along the way, so we also use this site to educate people about backcountry travel, photography, and more. Take some time to look around—the adventure log is a great place to start.

The Internet Archive has a some good snapshots of the site over the 13 years it was online. After 5 years offline, I decided to resurrect some elements of the site on our family blog, PritchardLife. After all, SierraSoul is a journal of our family’s adventures before Autumn and Carson joined us. Trip Reports (going back to our first backpacking trip together in 2001) can be found in the PritchardLife timeline and in the Adventure Log section below. Other articles are listed under the Tips & Technique section below.

Adventure Log

  • Trip Report: Mount Langley, 2006 October 31, 2006
  • Trip Report: Mount Dana October 31, 2006
  • Trip Report: Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks September 30, 2005
  • Trip Report: The Lost Coast July 31, 2005
  • Kirkwood Winter 2005 April 30, 2005
  • Trip Report: Mount Langley, 2004 October 31, 2004
  • Trip Report: Mount Shasta, 14,162′ July 31, 2004
  • Trip Report: Trinity Alps, Caribou Lakes August 31, 2003
  • Trip Report: Snow Camping at Carson Pass March 31, 2003

Tips & Technique

  • Snow Camping Fundamentals
  • Megamid for Winter Camping
  • Camera Gear
  • First Aid Kit
  • Oh Shit Kit
  • Leave No Trace
  • Trip Planning
  • Recommended Reading

Other Websites

  • PritchardPeck Lighting
  • SierraSoul Archive
  • Yummy Lovin'
  • Lands End Aerospace

Social

  • Matt on Instagram
  • Jody on Instagram
  • PritchardPeck on Instagram
  • Cali on Instagram

History

  • December 2022
  • December 2021
  • June 2020
  • December 2019
  • December 2018
  • December 2016
  • July 2016
  • April 2016
  • December 2015
  • August 2015
  • January 2015
  • November 2014
  • August 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • January 2013
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • August 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • April 2010
  • January 2010
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • October 2006
  • September 2005
  • July 2005
  • April 2005
  • October 2004
  • July 2004
  • August 2003
  • March 2003

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