Hiker Blog

On Thursday, I made a much-anticipated trip to Lacey to visit Cabela's, the mega store for outdoor gear. via Crosscut.com

"You need to be cautious (with alcohol) if you're on blood pressure medicine."

In just a couple of days the first members of the Baby Boomer Generation, born between 1946 and 1965, will reach retirement age.

During their lives Boomers have spent a lot of their free time outdoors hunting, fishing and camping and enjoying fitness sports such as hiking, biking, skiing and running.

With retirement on the horizon, many Boomers are feeling their age in their joints -- ankles, knees, back, hips or hands. All those years of walking over uneven terrain, shooting bows and arrows, casting and reeling while fishing, paddling canoes, peddling bicycles, pounding the pavement and carrying heavy loads in backpacks have taken a toll. Read more

"Up horses now! And straight and true Let every broken furrow run The strength you sweat Shall blossom yet In golden glory to the sun" - Valley of the Moon WOLF CREEK - Jack London had already penned most of ... via The News-Review

"I think it would be easy to trip and fall on rocks"

Police are still working to identify a body found in the Santa Rosa Mountains near La Quinta Thursday. via CBS 2

"It's the whole idea of 'the hunt"

Feathered friends in Kensington, stand up and be counted. Of course, there's not much chance that will happen - so the metropark is calling on volunteers to help. via Press & Argus

The Smoky Mountains is a great place to visit any time of year, but when Old Man Winter covers it in a blanket of white it looks simply stunning. via American Chronicle

For me, this year was all about hiking. My bikes felt neglected, I barely took advantage of our local lakes and river, and I'm not even sure I remember how to SCUBA dive. via Tahoe World

Cayuga County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for your help on the search of a missing man missing since December 23rd. via WSTM-TV Syracuse

"It's really hard to hear something like that. You don't want to believe that you're part of this bigotry and ignorance."

The best way Dave Genova knows to get teenagers to look inward -- deep within, where prejudices and insecurities lurk -- is to take them outside. via News Observer

Here's a chance to show friends and family our trail treasures i s CATHERINE WALLACE THE BELLINGHAM HERALD A couple strolls through the stone tunnel near the upper parking lot of the Sehome Hill Arboretum. via Bellingham Herald