Four Steps to More Time in a Day Some of those that have responded to our “Don’t Get Outside Enough?” poll on the home page of the eMagazine tell us they simply don’t have...
Heather Legler is a novice backpacker, but her husband Josh began backpacking as a Boy Scout years ago. Heather says: “I haven’t solo hiked the Pacific Crest Trail or sawed off a...
“Hike Your Own Hike” is the first principle in Francis Tapon’s 2006 book, cleverly titled “Hike Your Own Hike.” Tapon hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, and more, in...
The Bend Bulletin, February 8, tells the story of Ravi Drugan, a double-amputee who won a bronze medal last month at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Drugan won his medal in monoskier cross. He lost...
I was a free range kid. My parents kept an eye on me more than I wanted, but I was still allowed to explore neighborhood parks and bicycle all over without supervision. While I see a lot of kids...
In 1991, when Otze the 5,000 year old iceman was discovered in the melting ice of an Italian glacier he was carrying tinder in the form of tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius). For millennia explorers,...
Sometimes it’s tough to get outdoors and exercise in the winter. Still it’s a great time of the year to enjoy the outdoors. You’ll find that outdoor activities will keep you very...
While you are enjoying your adventures in the outdoors, you are bound to come across some animals. The kids may want to play with them, but you know they should stay a safe distance away. So,...
In the early 1980’s the U.S. Forest Service was seeing increased wilderness use and associated impacts on the ground. For the most part, people were not intentionally causing damage, they were...
Pele’s Hair has been appearing in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park . . .