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I wasn’t excited about this last hike, so I didn’t go. I didn’t want half the prize. Maybe next time it will be exactly what I need.

Knowledge is our best tool to keep us safe out in the wild. Get to know true black bear behavior and how we can peacefully live among them on our backpacking adventures.

Summer hiking will be here before you know it, which means we need to start getting ready. But us older hikers face a set of challenges that younger hikers do not.

Some of the most common water filters for backpacking are inadequate for purifying water that is contaminated with chemicals or heavy metals. Here is a review of one that does.

Over 100 people die every year in the U.S. while on hiking trips. Most of these are easily preventable by bringing some essential gear.

The two core reasons to spend time being active in nature are centered on our own needs and about the needs of those we love.

Here's the sum of it all: we are born, we live, we die. That's it. At some point we will take action on what we need to do with whatever is left of our lives. Own yours.

I am often asked about the meals I take on trail with me. Here are a couple of my favorite homemade meals for backpacking.

Hiking feels good and right with evidence of becoming a better me, like when I write. The science proves it.

We get sidetracked by things that don’t matter. Set our path upon the road of things not soon forgotten.

I think about the “what ifs” as I recall those events that seemed meaningless at the time but realize now that they were pivotal to where I am today.

As each year draws to an end and the new one approaches, I inevitably find myself reflecting on the past year and doing some planning for the next.