I am confident I do not need to go into all the reasons why you MUST protect yourself from the sun while enjoying the great outdoors. I always keep a small tube of sunscreen in my pack to make sure I don’t forget to bring it on the next hike. But what if you wind […]
Hiking on Scree and Talus
Imagine what it would feel like to hike up or down a hillside or slope covered in marbles. That is what it feels like to hike on scree. Scree refers to loose pebbles and small rocks on a slope. Talus, a related term, is a slope with bigger rocks and boulders. In common use, the […]
How to Enjoy a Hike (Part II)
i.e. Stop and Smell the Roses–or the thistles! Exploring the outdoors has a lot to do with being in the present, noticing things that others miss and extracting extra joy from what nature has to offer. One time while on the way to a climb up Mt. Lindsay, a fourteener in the Rockies, I saw […]