Will your daily habits help you achieve your dreams?
Good habits and daily routines are crucial for living the life you want. Here are some tips on how those habits can help you reach your hiking or life goals. Continue reading
You’ll have fun if you can just get outside hiking.
Here is my best tip to help you get kids outside hiking today. This tip will help you get out the door so that your family can have fun on the trail. Continue reading
Do you know the most important thing to bring when hiking with kids?
Over years of hiking with my kids I have found that this is the single most important thing to bring when I go hiking with kids. This will make sure your hike is fun as opposed to unpleasant. Continue reading
Look – see how I’ve got plenty of water on this hike with my daughter.
I made a hiking gear mistake once when I was young that really taught me a lesson. Of all the essential pieces of hiking gear, I wish I hadn’t forgotten this one. Continue reading
This day of our walk along the Milford Track was Type 1 fun all the way.
The four types of fun are a great way to describe outdoor experiences. These are based on how fun something is at the time and if it makes a good story later. Continue reading
Photo sunrisesoup Flickr.
Good trail etiquette is an important skill for people to have wherever you are hiking, trekking, or walking. Following these 8 tips will help everyone enjoy themselves and be safe. Continue reading
A thick, evergreen forest in the mountains is always cool.
The aspect of a slope is simply the direction the area of a mountain is facing. Think about the aspect of a trail when planning a hike because it determines the amount of sunlight in an area. Continue reading
Check out my trusty backpack when we were in Nepal.
Is your backpack ready for hiking and exploring the mountains or great outdoors? Here are 8 items you can always leave in your backpack to make it faster to get out the door and onto the trails. Continue reading
I always use hiking poles when hiking these days.
Hiking poles or trekking poles as they are sometimes called, are an essential piece of my hiking gear. They are great to use when you go hiking and here are 5 reasons you should start using them too. Continue reading