If only Cheryl Strayed had hung out with REI Adventures guide Polly Simpich before she set out on the Pacific Crest Trail. She might not have become known as “C...
When guiding trips in the mountains, I get clients of all shapes and sizes. One day I’ll be working with a professional snowboarder, the next with a guy working...
What do you want from your hiking boots? I wonder how many consumers consider that question before purchasing boots.
I doubt that I did before I’d been hikin...
Rising more than 14,000 feet from the surrounding terrain, Mount Rainier is an island of ice, snow and volcanic rock higher than anything near it, a ghostly pre...
There's a better than good chance that you're familiar with the Appalachian Trail. Perhaps you've even hiked a bit of it.
But how much do you know about the Un...
Riding with a group can be rewarding. You can make new friends who also like to ride, you can learn new skills, and there is safety in numbers. But when you’re ...
A few years back I believed soccer was the most exciting sport in the world. I was immersed in it, with a college soccer scholarship and hopes of playing profes...
One of the benefits of living in the California coastal town of Encinitas is the opportunity to have an ocean-centered lifestyle year-round. During the winter w...
Camp Illustrated is an idea that came to me near the end of an extended trip/move to California from Oklahoma. During that trip of car camping all throughout Co...
River parks not only create economic benefits for a town, they act as engaging cultural centers.
Towns that take action to preserve or enhance rivers by remo...
Visible from the city on a clear day, Mount Hood is to Portland, Oregon, what Mount Rainier is to Seattle, three-hours’ drive north. At 11,239 feet in elevation...
This is the story of four high school "student athletes" who wanted to give back to their favorite trails for their senior project.
They invited the Subaru-I...
