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, [...]
Archive for November, 2007
November 29th, 2007
Hiking Trip Tips
November 27th, 2007
Hiking to Machu Picchu
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
November 24th, 2007
Cell Phones in the Wild: Nuisance or Lifesaver
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, [...]
Posted in Cell Phones, GPS, Hiking Technology 
Tags: cell phones, cellular phones in the wild, hiking with cell phone 
2 Comments »November 19th, 2007
Hiking with Your Dog in North Carolina
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 [...]
November 15th, 2007
Rails to Trails
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 [...]
November 15th, 2007
Jeopardy Winner to Hike Length of U.S. for Charity
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 [...]
November 13th, 2007
Best Hiking Blogs
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 [...]