We made the mistake of packing too heavily the first few times we backpacked the Appalachian Trail here on the East Coast of the United States. My son and one …
Time for a story. We’ve been hiking with the children for years. And they’ve said they enjoyed it or at least put up with it for our sake. But …
As a rule, hikers shouldn’t drink untreated wild water in streams or springs unless the water source has been marked as “potable,” or drinkable, either on a map you have …
Rain isn’t always such a bad thing when camping. True, it makes the trails squishy and muddy, and we need to wear raincoats and boots. But rain makes forests lush. …