Walking uphill is harder than walking on level ground. You use more energy and you burn more calories. That is intuitively obvious, but we have not had a good way of putting numbers on it that include factors such as: How steep is the incline? How much do you weigh (including the backpack you’re carrying)? […]
Encountering Moose and Mountain Lions
Here are some suggested actions and precautions to take to avoid or stay safe during wild animal encounters, BUT, animal behavior can be unpredictable based on how hungry they are, how aggressive an individual example may be, whether a male feels his female is threatened or whether a female feels her offspring are threatened—or just […]
Some Other High-Altitude Animals
The antics and habits of some of the animals along the way on a hike can be entertaining and worthy of a stop and look. Rocky Mountain Yellow-belly Marmots Marmots are large ground squirrels, brown in color. They live in burrows in rock piles and are present on rocky slopes all the way up to […]
Trail Etiquette When Hiking with a Dog
Your first obligation as a dog owner on a hike, after verifying that dogs are allowed on your chosen trail, is to be very sure your dog is socialized to people and other dogs. If a dog is not friendly to others, it must either be on a short leash at all times and controllable […]