Tag: hiking

Free Mobile App Popular Geosciences Adds 53 New Field Guides

Paul Pinkerton

A popular geosciences mobile app, developed by the University of Minnesota, just received a major upgrade. The free Flyover Country app now includes 53 new…

Some Wilderness Myth Busting – Not All You’re Taught Is True

There are certain things that people are often taught from a young age that they later take as fact. Unfortunately, for many people and their…

3 Absolutely Amazing Camping Locations For This Fall

Doug Williams

Backpacking is an amazing pastime to be involved in, not only as a means to see the great natural wonders of the world but also…

Hiking Trips: Here Are Some Essential Tips To Make the Most of It

Fall has just begun, and it has ushered in what many think might be the best time of the year to go hiking. It is…

Trans-Canada Trail set to open Next Year Amid Excitement and Environmental concerns

Doug Williams

If you ever thought of trekking across the whole of Canada, look no further as this is your chance to realize your dream. You can…

Getting fit for the outdoors – here are some great tips

Getting into shape is a really important thing for most people, especially in this day and age when almost everyone is living a sedentary life…

Motherhood Moments: You Must Not Love That Kid Much – Our fourth article in the series from Susan Strayer

Motherhood Moments: You Must Not Love That Kid Much Our fourth article in the series from Susan Strayer who’s an inspiration to many with her Blog –…

Hiking in the Age of Technology

Hiking in the Age of Technology: Are Hikers Placing Way Too Much Reliance on Modern Objects of Convenience To Help Them Navigate and Survive Their…

Czech Tourist Survives 30 day Mountain Ordeal

Doug Williams

Tales of Survival: A Czech Tourist Managed to Survive Thirty Days Stranded in New Zealand Mountains The thought of surviving an entire month stranded on…

The Courageous Life and Death of Gerry Largay

Doug Williams

Gerry Largay was a sixty-six-year-old hiker who had disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in July of 2013. Since her disappearance, the sheriff had received hundreds…