Adventure Beyond Place

You’ve hiked seven miles in the blazing hot sun on a humid day.  Every last drop of your water is gone.  In a desperate attempt to hydrate, you cup your hands beneath creek water and lift it to your mouth.  It is in this moment when you regretted not preparing…

When was the last time you lost your footing while exploring the greater outdoors?  For most, it happens at least once every hike.  Loose gravel, dew-covered grass, mud, ice and even undulating surfaces have the potential to cause a nasty slip and fall. The worst-case scenario is a slip and…

Imagine hiking deep into the wilderness only to realize you’ve lost your water bottle.  You frantically search the area yet there’s no sign of your precious H2O. What do you do? If you prepared accordingly, you would reach into your backpack and find your trusty water filter. Your Water Filter…

If the thought of telling your kids to sleep in the backyard seems absurd, ruminate on the idea for a couple minutes.  Take a moment to consider the extent of modern parents’ handholding.  If you are like most parents, aunts and uncles, you are a bit of a helicopter guardian. …

Unexpected surprises are the “magic” of hiking.  Venture out for a hike and you are nearly guaranteed to see something new and interesting. As every veteran hiker knows, wayward adventurers expect the unexpected.  In some cases, those surprises take the form of losing your bearings, ankle sprains, fatigue and dehydration.…

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” – Henry David Thoreau In Dream Catcher, a tell-all book by Margaret Salinger, the author shared a tidbit of wisdom served up by none other…