by wilderness | Sep 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many people’s first thought on the topic of a backcountry sketchbook is “I’m not an artist”. Well, I am here to explain why it does not matter; bringing a sketchbook into the backcountry could be one of the best decisions of your life.Now, bear with me, I am prepared...
by wilderness | Aug 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today (August 25, 2016) the National Park Service is celebrating their 100th birthday! That’s 100 years that they have been taking care of our precious and irreplaceable public lands.The National Park Service (NPS) was established by an act of Congress in 1916...
by wilderness | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever been in the backcountry and run across an interesting animal track that you wish you could identify? With some instruction, a few careful observations and maybe a couple of measurements you can likely identify what animal left the track in question and...
by wilderness | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
A recent death of an Arizona teen from a lightning strike in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area has brought to mind the importance of proper practices during lightning storms. Each year over 20 million strikes hit the ground accounting for nearly 70 deaths per year....
by wilderness | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
A New Approach to Gear Repair:The warmth, light weight and compactability of down jackets make them a backpacker’s ace in the hole but one down side has always been their susceptibility small rips or tears. Left unattended all that warm down escapes pretty...
