How to Get Fit on the Trail
Day hikes make great prep for your backpacking adventures by helping you build leg strength and cardio health. Leg strengthening is obviously important to sustain[Read More…]
Skills
Teaching Tenkara
I discovered Tenkara less than a year ago and could never have imagined how quickly it would consume me. When I picked up my first[Read More…]
Master the 4 Layer System for Staying Warm on Winter Backpacking Trips
Learning the art of creating an effective layering system for winter backpacking trips provides the needed flexibility to keep your body warm and dry during the range[Read More…]
From Fire to Feast: Rugged Backcountry Cooking
There is something that shifts in me whenever I catch a familiar scent. My awareness peaks as I sniff out the air trying to track[Read More…]
The 10 Budgeting Mistakes that Everyone Makes
The liberating feeling of going for a hike or spending a week in the woods, for many, promptly ends when we return to our daily[Read More…]
Finding Direction Without a Compass
Preparation and carrying the ten essentials is vital to any outdoor trip. Map, compass and GPS make up my navigation kit. Still, the unplanned happens,[Read More…]
Wilderness Lessons from the Conifers
As winter sets in with unusually cold frosty weather, you may have noticed that you can see a lot further into the forest. The leaves[Read More…]
Sound Mapping with Birds
How bird language can expand your awareness of nature Here in Washington state, we are fortunate that we can travel very short distances to be[Read More…]
Backpacking Storage Tips for Three Essentials
Of course it’s more exciting to talk about getting outside and using our gear, but whether it’s due to a change in season or the[Read More…]
On the Hunt: Fall Mushroom Hunting in the Northwest
The rain has come. Most of us grimace and grit our teeth at the first few showers of the year, preparing to hunker down inside our[Read More…]
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