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So Kate’s amazing blog got you thinking about snowshoeing, now what? Let’s talk about some of the basics of snowshoeing. To start, what is snowshoeing? It is a way to winter hike in snowy conditions. Snowshoes’ large footprint distributes the user’s weight out and...
Well, the time has come to go snowshoeing. You have purchased (or rented) a pair of snowshoes and you are ready to hit the trails. Now what? Planning is one of the most important parts of outdoor recreation, so let’s go through how to get the most out of your trip:...
Since moving to the Richmond area a little over a year and a half ago, I have been lucky enough to travel to Shenandoah National Park multiple times. It is a stunning park with so much to offer visitors. I have explored several of the trails (though there are so many more I haven’t hit *yet*). Here are a few of my stories and some tips for hiking in Shenandoah:
I would like to share a bit about my visits with my favorite person to hike, walk and just enjoy life with - my now 43 year old daughter. My daughter is a HS History teacher and lives some 1200 miles south of my home here in western NY. Some years ago...
I can recall walking in the Texas desert with my grandma while she searched for rocks to put in her rock polisher so she could make us grandkids necklaces. Just walking and wondering what’s on the other side of the next hill was one of my favorite childhood...
Bugs! Mosquitoes, ticks, spiders, black flies, no-see-ums, chiggers - you’re surrounded when you go outside. It’s almost - almost - enough to keep you indoors. Don’t give in though. There are all kinds of things out there to help - avoidance strategies, physical...