Outdoor Quest

     On a warm afternoon in July, a family leaves a trail head with the goal of summitting the  South   Sister   Mountain  in  Central Or...

There was a good short post on last night's evening news (NBC). A family was camping in Canada when attacked by a wolf. See the stor...

“ Declination : A Noun. The horizontal angle between the true geographic North Pole and the magnetic North Pole, as figured from a specifi...

The following post is by Guest Contributor Lee You will need to store your camping gear between outdoor activities. However, don't ...

This post is about discussing how you you train your children to deal with stranger dealing with strangers in the backcountry. I clearly r...

Reviewing a topographic map is usually the starting point for the planning of any back country trip.  A topographic map is your roa...

This is post is all about a serious menace to folks in the backcountry.   Hemlock is deadly. Hemlock is a deadly invasive plant species tha...