Nature attracts us with its beauty, its promise of serenity and its utter unpredictability. The wilderness calls out with a challenge attracting the most daring to places like Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro. Then there other lesser-known places equally as dangerous—where death might be more eminent than when scaling one of the tallest mountains. Well, [...]
We traverse through the backwoods in order to get away from it all — to leave all that technology and noise behind. So, exploring the wilderness with an iPhone in tow is kinda an oxymoron, right? Maybe. However, trekking completely bereft of simple technologies (like a compass, for instance) can be slightly dangerous depending on [...]
As much as we’re pro-hiking boot, we can’t ignore the back-to-basics movement. How basic, you ask? Well, it’s kind of like hiking around caveman style, but not quite. Throughout ancient history — from the Egyptians to the Romans — people donned little to no footwear. The Barefoot Hiker, a guide book published in the early [...]
Sure, sure, you’ve gone on plenty of hikes. You know that sipping unfiltered stream water is frowned upon, let alone chugging gallons of it. And we needn’t remind you of how dangerous high-fiving grizzly bears and wiping with poison ivy can be. While you might as well be a survivalist scholar, you have to admit [...]
Last week we mentioned the upmost importance of bringing your own water along on a hike, and at the very least, boil it before you drink. The amount of random and disturbing creatures lurking in our natural water sources is a tad bit alarming — not to mention the added cocktail of chemicals and further [...]
Already planning that spring hike? Or perhaps cold-weather treks are more your thing? Whatever the season, there are 10 utterly serene and stunning locales that you won’t need a passport to penetrate. 1. Tongass National Forest Being that it’s the United States’ largest forest, Tongass National Forest is statistically guaranteed to have plenty of breathtaking [...]
