Off the Main Roads: Beat the heat …
When I started backpacking over two decades ago, I was convinced that packing fresh food was “verboten.”
The colossal weight of several extra ounces of...
Off the Main Roads: Another safety program …
Many times when the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) gets called out, it is in conjunction with the California State Park for a situation...
Off the Main Roads: Out-of-the-box hiking gear …
Over the years, we hikers all accumulate a closet of gear that we know we can depend on. The obvious items are pretty much...
Off the Main Roads: Toasty toes: stay warm hiking …
On the last few rescues, a very distinct chill has been in the air. I’ve learned through hard experience that the essence of staying...
Off the Main Roads: Survival steps for your gear …
For most hikers, winter spells the end of the hiking season until the spring thaw brings us back out from our caves.
But wait,...
Off The Main Roads: Plastic fantastic …
Hiking up the steep slope of a mountain can be hot and sweaty. The refreshingly cool feeling of raindrops merrily pelting off your head...
Off the Main Roads: Beat the heat …
It’s getting hot. I noticed this obvious little fact on the Fourth of July as we were running litter races up and down North...
Off the main roads: Have you ever wondered? …
Hiking around these mountains you may see all sorts of things in nature that just seem designed to boggle the mind.
1. Why is your...
Off the main roads: Be found faster …
Admit it, you’re lost. It’s a scary feeling, especially if you’ve been out for more than one day, even more so if you have...
Off the main roads: Pine pop quiz …
Have you ever asked yourself …
Why do pines have both big and teeny, tiny cones?
The answer lies in the basic biology of pine...