Is it a hike? Is it scary? Is it tougher further up where you can’t see? Thinking of heading into the mountains for a great outdoor challenge? My experience is in the Rocky Mountains where most of the very high mountains in the continental U.S. are, the highest of which are over 14,000 feet called […]
Rocky Mountain Fourteeners
See trip reports on all 58 Rocky Mountain fourteeners HERE The Colorado Rockies contain almost all the tallest mountains in the continental U.S. The ones over 13,000 feet high are referred to as thirteeners, and the 58 that are over 14,000 feet are fourteeners. You would have to go to Alaska to find one over […]
Take an Emergency GPS Satellite Communicator
You must have heard the story about Aron Ralston falling into a slot canyon and getting pinned by a rock fall, leaving him with no ability to communicate–and no one who knew where he was. His book, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” and movie, “127 Hours” should be enough to get you to […]
Tips for Longer, More Remote Hikes
For those of you who agree with the Pacific Crest Trail Association banner and are up for, or have begun, longer hikes…