Outdoor Quest

Check out my latest post now on www.sectionhiker.org.  Pacing is a proven method to calculate distance traveled in the back country. Man...

April and May are the months to shake out the gear and clean it up.  Anna from Seattlebackpackersmagazine.com has some great suggestions. ...

Returning to a baseline is a pretty straight forward concept.  The idea is that you leave camp from a known location and strike out in a s...

This is a very timely topic.  These critters are just now begining to become active as the warm weather arrives.  Liza Howard's creds ar...

 Recently I was contacted by Jennifer Navid.  She wrote a fine post called the Natural Disasters Home Safety Guide.  This guide is a common ...

I just completed a review of the Magellan Echo smart watch.  This is a great piece of equipment for the hiker or athlete. The Magellan Ec...

Looking for your next GPS -  Here are a few suggestions I was in a sporting goods store in and watched a clerk recommend a very expe...