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Have a Great Fourth of July Weekend

Scott — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:06:34 +0000

To all of my readers in the U.S. and lovers of the United States I want to wish you a happy Fourth of July. Please be safe.

Scott

Obamas Go Hiking

Scott — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:17:30 +0000

Early last week the Obama family visited the Asheville, NC section of the Blue Ridge Parkway and went for a hike. Being a family that values fitness it only makes sense that hiking would be an important activity for them. Image coming off a several day hike only to meet the first family. I wonder if the Secret Service would search your backpack?

Video shows how traffic was stopped for the first family.

New Site

Scott — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:13:13 +0000

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 hope will make your experience here even better. Be sure to join the Facebook group and follow HTR on Twitter. If you have any ideas for the site or would like to submit a guest post please contact me using the form linked above right.
Thanks
Scott

Four Steps for Survival in the Wilderness

Scott — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:40:04 +0000

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 are not prepared because they didn’t expect to be gone long. I’ll talk about some items you should always have with you – even for short outings/day hikes/etc. – later, but for now here are four steps to keep in mind if you get lost or stuck in the outdoors.

1. Stay Warm and Dry. If you prepared ahead of time and brought extra clothing and raingear you can ensure that you’ll stay warm and dry as night falls or weather conditions change. Always carry clothing for the worst possible weather conditions over the next 48 hours.
2. Find Water. You can go many days without food, but you’ll need water quickly. In the Southeast, where I live, this usually isn’t a problem, but in many parts of North America and the world you may be miles from water.
3. Find or Build Shelter.
4. Find Food. After you are warm and dry, find water, and have a safe and dry place to rest and sleep you can venture out to find food. Just don’t lose your way back to your shelter.
There’s much more to be said about each of these steps and about wilderness survival in general, but keeping these four steps in mind will help you organize your survival until help arrives.

Photo by Lin Pernille Photography

New Site Look and Feel Coming Soon

Scott — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:14:33 +0000

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, but will have larger text and cleaner lines making it even easier to read. I’m also looking for someone to create a logo for the site, so contact me if you have any ideas.

Holiday Hiking

Scott — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:57:32 +0000

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.

Map of South Carolina

Scott — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:44 +0000

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.

Half Dome Hike

Scott — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:22:45 +0000

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.

Christians for the Environment

Scott — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:12:41 +0000

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 the outdoors, and protecting wild animals should be on every believer’s agenda.

It’s not only the religious right that needs a paradigm shift, but also the liberal left. Even though the two sides may disagree on concepts of business, taxes, and government size they both should agree on protecting what God has given us and stop fighting simply for the sake of fighting. This is more than a college football rivalry. It’s our future.

I would like to hear your ideas. If you know of books or Websites that study this concept please share them with me and the readers of this blog. I’ll be looking at this idea more in the future.

Share Your Outdoor Trip Reports

Scott — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:48:18 +0000

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.