With snowstorms and frigid temperatures taking hold across the country the past few weeks, many people have decided that it’s time to hang-up their backpacking gear for the next few months. While backpacking in the winter offers new challenges, the opportunity to have a trail all to oneself to enjoy …
Read More »Survival Saturday Episode #1 – Intro and how to make a cooking fire
Starting today the Outdoor Adventure will be posting a series of videos called “Survival Saturday”. We’ll be keeping the tips simple and fun and challenging others to get involved. We want this to be something people can do with family and friends. The purpose is to encourage each other to …
Read More »Preparing kids to be safe
As I’ve mentioned previously, our family has some ambitious adventure plans this summer. On various outings we’ll be taking some or all of our kids with us into the backcountry. I’m not talking parks, I’m talking areas out of cellphone range with lions (mountain) and bears (not teddys). What makes …
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