While it’s acceptable to get “good” lost on a hike, your true goal should always be your safe return to the trailhead.
Essays
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Looking out, looking inward, looking forward, returning to quietude. These are the transcendent moments that draw me back to the forest, time after time.
Safety isn’t optional, and the drive to and from the mountains should always be included in that equation.
“I can get away with it, right?” OK, so if not, why not?
Plantar fasciitis. Something many have had, yet no-one wants. So how to avoid it?
There’s still several weeks of winter left to go, so let’s look at what we can do to stay safe, and even help others do so as well.
Hydrating in winter is as important as in summer. In this gear review, I look at vacuum flasks that will keep your beverage of choice nice and warm for when you need it.
I got the vaccine. And so many thoughts about all that it means and entails.
Do books make a better hiker, or does hiking make a better hiker? Perhaps the answer is closer to “a little of both, really.” Like any good soup, there’s a lot that goes into the pot, along with more than a little stirring and some time spent simmering. But surely, this can be boiled down a little, no? Indeed it can. My hiking bookshelf has dozens of volumes, but there are […]
I’m going to get myself down to the bottom of this mountain,’” Stump recalled. Kati Weis, CBS Denver Picking over the bones of the news this morning, I saw a piece that resonated for perhaps obvious reasons. A hiker, near the summit of El Diente in Colorado (one of their 14 thousand-footers) fell and tumbled for about 60 feet. Then, hiked back to her car and drove herself to hospital. […]
Hiking with the iNaturalist app can make your outings more interesting, by helping you understand the environment.
It’s all about where you find it. Your backyard is waiting, and probably has so many things to see and examine.