The backpack is your suitcase for the wilds. Aside from what you are wearing, everything else you will wear, eat, sleep in, and use for all activities will be in your pack. Some things need to be more accessible than others, and the pack needs to be weighted for comfort since it will be on […]
Backpacking and Camping with Your Dog
Pre-hike Readiness Visit the Vet: Ask some key questions before you and your dog head far into the wilds. Is your dog physically ready? For example, it is advisable to wait until a young dog’s bones are fully developed. That might be at a year of age, plus or minus several months, depending on size […]
Protecting Your Campsite from Bears
They are after the smell My camping experience is in black bear areas (See: black bear), but when food and other aromatic substances are involved, even a black bear can cause havoc. I have no advice about confronting a grizzly. Incredibly, bears can smell intriguing odors right through sealed packages; this was not a surprise […]
Exercise is Good for Us
Whenever I come back from a long hike, and especially a climb to a mountain top, my friends are convinced there are drugs at summit because I come back with my spirits soaring. Lately more is being written about exercise and its impact on our brains. I have read that a good workout increases levels […]