Hiking Trip Reports now has a new template. A new decade is upon us and it was time for a new template with bolder colors and stronger fonts. You’ll also notice a new logo. The site and the logo will go through a few more tweeks in the coming days that I [...]
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February 28th, 2010
Four Steps for Survival in the Wilderness
Being prepared for anything ahead of time is the most important piece of advice you’ll ever get when surviving in the outdoors. Most people will prepare for an emergency on a long hike or trip, but few do for short ones. The problems is that many still get injured or lost on short outings and [...]
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Tags: be prepared, hike, hiking, lost in the woods, outdoors, survival, surviving 
2 Comments »February 18th, 2010
New Site Look and Feel Coming Soon
I’m working on a new theme for Hiking Trip Reports. I like the current look because it’s simple and brings the focus to the posts and images, but it’s time to update the site and bring it into the new decade. The new look will keep with the clean and easy to read focus, [...]
November 23rd, 2009
Holiday Hiking
Thanksgiving is a great time to hike. The crowds are off the trails and you can enjoy nature and remember why you’re thankful for the Earth.
October 23rd, 2009
Map of South Carolina
I just built a new site. It includes an easy to use South Carolina map and maps of popular areas in South Carolina like Hunting Island State Park.
October 8th, 2009
Half Dome Hike
I’ve been saying for a while that I would add a trip report for my most recent Half Dome hike, but I haven’t. I do have a link to a previous Half Dome hike I made in 2005 that I think you’ll enjoy.
October 7th, 2009
Christians for the Environment
Lately I’ve been contemplating the concept of religion and the environment. Traditionally in North America religion falls into the conservative right and environmentalist fall into the liberal left. But this really doesn’t make sense and these definitions are not healthy to us as people and to our God made environment. Protecting the environment, caring about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: christians, conservative, Environment, left, liberal, religous right 1 Comment »April 14th, 2009
Share Your Outdoor Trip Reports
If you have a great vacation or outdoor adventure you want to share with over 100 unique visitors per day send it to geckotales@gmail.com.
This is a great way to promote your blog or outdoor Website as well.
Stories, trip reports, and even pictures are all welcome.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: article share, hiking, outdoors, promote website, seo, share, trip reports No Comments »March 21st, 2009
Spring is Here
Spring is here finally. Are you ready to get outdoors again? Oh, you never went inside anyway. Well, then are you ready to get outside more and not freeze to death?
February 24th, 2009
How to Hike the Appalachian Trail with No Gear
Anyone who has hiked the hills and switchbacks of the Appalachian Trail knows how heavy gear can get. No matter how hard you try to cut weight or to find a better fitting bag you still end up feeling like a pack mule on long uphill climbs. I’ve finally found a solution to the gear [...]