Outdoor Quest

Our GPS receivers are very accurate.  What should the hiker do when the information displayed just doesn't look right? Ever have one o...

Seattle Backpackers Magazine recently published my recent post about what maps hikers should take into the backcountry. " In a rece...

Check out my latest post featured on sectionhiker.com. This post is all about hiking with your friends.  I provide a list of recomendatio...

Colors and symbols add the detail unique to a topographic map.  These details may not be found in gazetteers or travel guides.  Map detai...

Navigation Term of the Week* Outdoor Quest Image Heading – A direction of travel.  For example, the hiker traveled on a northerly hea...

The following highlights an article by the Statesman Journal writer Zach Umess.  It's all about hiking with children, really small child...

Philip Werner at sectionhiker.com published this post in 2014.  My friend Peter who is planning for a PCT hike forwarded this on to me.  Lot...