I was on a personal trip with a good friend of mine, snowshoeing through the Yosemite backcountry in early February. Winter in the high Sierras of California is quite an amazing time to experience the mountains. We had planned a light and fast trip, to enable us to...
I was guiding a small group through a narrow mountain valley on a cold, foggy, wet morning high up on the Tibetan Plateau in western China. In the distance, we saw a woman waving her arms in front of her nomadic yurt. Initially thinking something was wrong, we hastily...
Shelters Protect Us in Every Variation of Circumstances It was a wonderful day in late June, high up in the mountains of the Bridger-Teton Wilderness in Wyoming, USA. Our group had spent most of the day slogging through some...
Backpacking burns thousands of calories, so you will need to eat lots of nourishing food. The trick to eating excellent outdoor meals is: pack enough yummy calories for adequate energy yet pack as light as you can!
Sometimes while you are hiking along or paddling for a destination, the journey can get a little monotonous. Sharing pithy quotes with the person near you or with the whole group can be a great way to help people get their mind off of the pain or monotony of the journey and onto things of substance. Here are a few quotes to get you started. If you have any great quotes you like to use on your outdoor adventure trips, please comment below and share them with others to enjoy!
