Off the Main Roads: Surviving With Snow Forts …

Now that wintertime is truly here in full force, it’s finally time to play in the snow. I don’t know about you, but I’d...

Off the Main Roads: The Clocks Within Nature …

Your own body follows a clock. All of its processes flow in a sweeping daily rhythm, merging into a larger seasonal cycle. Our daily...

Off the Main Roads: Gambling with gear …

Gambling with gear … It’s the the night before your big backpacking trip. You’ve been a good camper and packed all of your 10-plus essentials,...

Off the main roads: Leading a group hike …

You’ve been asked to lead a large group of your friends out into the wilderness. Holy responsibility, Batman. What do you do? Don’t panic....

Off the Main Roads: Rewilding 101 …

In our every day lives of texting, Twitter, Instagram and Angry Birds, we often don’t take the time to peel our eyes away from...

Off the Main Roads: Eat better for backpacking …

Ever find it hard to get back on the trail again after a big meal? Or be hiking along and suddenly bonk? When backpacking,...

Off the Main Roads: Dawn’s Early Light …

One of my favorite things about backpacking is the way your body shifts over time to fall in line with natural cycles of dark...

Off the Main Roads: Permit? But I’m a local …

Next time you get annoyed when a ranger asks you for your permit, sit back and think for a moment. Do you like to...

Off the Main Roads: Seasons Change: Fall hiking tips …

The days are still deceptively warm, but the night air carries a crispness that speaks of snow and ice to come. It’s the perfect...

Off the Main Roads: How to save your own bacon …

Planning on heading out on a hike? Great! Just one thing I’d like you to do first. Look in the mirror. You are looking...
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