29 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Outdoor Fitness
If you’re a camper like me, you get antsy when you haven’t got your camping fix for a while! Maybe where you live prevents you from camping year-round (weather? parks close? no time?)? I have a few tricks that help keep you from going crazy and get you into shape! And I’d love to hear your tips too! Continue reading
05 Monday Aug 2013
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Photos
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Alaska, backpacking, camping, Chilkoot, hike, hiking, Klondike Gold Rush, nature, outdoors, photo, photography, trail
My world-traveling cousin, Emily, just got back from Alaska. Here are her words to describe her recent trip:
“My first backpacking trip took me through the Himalayas in Nepal. Honestly, after such a wildly foreign and extreme inaugural experience, I figured no other backpacking trip could compare. And then I arrived in Alaska. I can unreservedly say that Alaska is the most breathtakingly scenic place to which I’ve been. Over the course of a 20-hour car ride Continue reading
31 Friday May 2013
Posted in Hiking
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American Hiking Society, backpacker, backpacking, camping, hiking, National Trails Day, nature, outdoors
Tomorrow, June 1st, marks National Trails Day!! Founded by the American Hiking Society, National Trails Day® (NTD) is a celebration of America’s magnificent Trail System, occurring annually on the first Saturday in June. NTD features a series of outdoor activities, designed to promote and Continue reading
28 Tuesday May 2013
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backpacking, blister prevention, blisters, camping, emergency, fit, hike, hiking, injury, iron mountain, outdoors, prevent blisters
I should have know better! We went hiking on Sunday to Iron Mountain. The hiking is only 3.5 miles long so I thought my good ol’ running shoes would be fine. Wrong- on so many levels! Here are some quick tips to prevent blisters while hiking: Continue reading
25 Saturday May 2013
Posted in Hiking
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Annapurna circuit, backpacking, camping, camping for girls, girly, girly camping, hiking, Himalayas, mountains, nature, outdoors, Thorong La Pass, trek, trekking
My cousin, Emily, recently trekked up to through the Himalayas (recent meaning she completed this last week)! This is how she described her journey:
I just completed ten days of hiking at the top of the world – the Himalayas. I was privileged to be part of a group of 15 trekkers hiking the famed “Annapurna Circuit” around a cluster of soaring mountains in central Nepal. Continue reading
16 Thursday May 2013
Posted in Camping Trips
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backpacking, camping, camping for girls, girly, girly camping, hiking, Inside Outdoor, Inside Outdoor Magazine, motivation, nature, Outdoor Foundation, outdoors
I have my 5 Reasons to go Camping but I was curious to what everyone else was motivated by! I was reading Inside Outdoor Magazine and the Outdoor Foundation reported the motivation behind why people go camping for 2012. Their study was conducted between campers 18 years and up.
“What is the main motivation for camping?” Continue reading
01 Wednesday May 2013
Posted in News Updates
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backpacking, california, camping, girly, girly camping, hantavirus, health, hiking, law, mountains, national, national parks, nature, news, outbreak, outdoors, suing, virus, yosemite
Cathy Carrillo is suing DNC Parks and Resorts for $3.25 million after becoming sick with the hantavirus at Yosemite State Park last June. Ms. Carrillo was staying in Curry Village while she contracted the virus and now she says she has a million dollars in medical bills and suffers from diminished lung capacity and low energy. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Continue reading
29 Monday Apr 2013
Posted in Camping Trips
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backpacking, camping, camping trips, exercise, hike, hiking, mountains, nature, outdoors
I love camping! I love the outdoors! But I haven’t always been a fan! If you would of told me a few years ago I would be writing an outdoor blog, I would have laughed in your face! But I love it and I wish I would have discovered that a lot sooner! Here are 5 reasons you should go camping: Continue reading
26 Friday Apr 2013
Posted in Camping Humor, Videos
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backpacking, camping, climbing, funny, harlem shake, hiking, humor, mount everest, mountains, nature, outdoors, video
I found this and thought it was awesome! Adding that to my bucket list… climbing Mount Everest that is!
25 Thursday Apr 2013
April 20- April 28 is National Park Week! Here is a cool graphic on our beautiful National parks!
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