If you are part of an outdoor or health oriented group in your area, it would be an easy process to set up an outdoor health challenge and encourage more people get the outdoor time they need.
Researchers at the University of Essex Centre for Sports and Exercise Science coined the term “green exercise” to describe exercising in the presence of nature. Their research on the...
This quote comes from John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir edited by Linnie Marsh Wolfe, 1938. The photo was shot by me, Jerry Haugen, along the Pacific Crest Trail in...
A signal mirror is an item the armed forces recommend for a survival kit. Signal mirrors are widely available and often priced in the $10 to $20 range. These mirrors . . .
Arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat is extremely common, generally harmless and tends to occur more often as we age. However, if these irregular heartbeats become severe or continue for long enough, they can deprive the body of oxygen leading to all kinds of complications – including death.
I’d like to propose another urban exploration opportunity – exploration of old logging railroads and logging camps. The evidence of these man-made structures is scattered around the forest lands of the American west.
“To him the mountains were . . . a book to which there was no end. The beauty of the hills was a sermon.” – from the obituary of Judge John Waldo John B. Waldo (1844-1907) was an...
Bouldering is free climbing without a rope to catch you. Fortunately, the sport stays relatively close to the ground.
The pathfinder as a searcher and the Pathfinder role at Explore!
What survival skills do you consider to be the most critical? Here are ten you might consider.