Below is an article by outdoor enthusiast Michael Oksa. Mr. Oksa not only offers tips for a successful backpacking trip but also ask the reader questions of themselves so that they can get a better understanding of their planned trip.
The ability to get away from the crowd, see things very few others will ever see, […]
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is on my list of must do hikes. I hope to get there in the next two to three years. I read this story the other day from the Detroit Free Press by Erin Chan about her experience hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Read it here
In the last few years there has been a lot of debate about whether or not cell phones should be used in the wild. I love my cell phone and enjoy tricking it out with ringback tones, video, mp3’s, and anything else I can find. But I don’t use it on the trail. I do, […]
If you’ve ever stepped in dog crap on the trail you might be against dogs on the trail. If you’ve ever spent a cold tent night snuggled with your best dog friend then you are probably for dogs on the trail. I love dogs and don’t mind them on the trail if they are leashed […]
I just read where another community is buying an old railroad and turning it into a hiking trial. This is happening all over North America and I think it’s a great idea. The old railroad paths are mostly flat, travel through a variety of interesting landscapes, and cut straight paths that would be impossible to […]
David Madden is not only a Jeopardy genius he’s also a man driven to make the world a better place by hiking from the Canadian border to Key West, Florida to raise money for families of wounded veterans. I was in the Army and stories like this brighten my day. The next time you see a […]
Top Hiking Blogs
There are thousands of great hiking Websites but this review is going to focus only on hiking blogs. Some blogs may be part of sites, but the main criteria is that the blog must be updated fairly often, still be active, and provide useful and interesting posts to lovers of the outdoors. If […]
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