
Mountaineering – The Freedom of the Hills
A look at the classic text book on mountaineering. If there was ever a Gen. Ed. book for the outdoors, it is Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills ! Read More …
Reviews and discussions of books, movies, magazines, and other outdoor related media.
A look at the classic text book on mountaineering. If there was ever a Gen. Ed. book for the outdoors, it is Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills ! Read More …
A review of Bruce “Buck” Nelson’s account of seventy days of hunting, fishing and foraging in Alaska. Read More …
Ranting with a purpose… Read More …
Just a favorite poem of mine by Raymond Carver. Read More …
A book that contemplates the culture, politics, history and the current clashing of these different cultures along or near the Continental Divide. Read More …
The trail community as it relates to a classic story by Shel Silvertstein. Read More …
A review of a popular book about thru-hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail. Read More …
A near future look at when the Colorado River is overtaxed and the world is hotter and drier. Read More …
An overview of the historical fiction classic that takes places in the northeast of Colorado. Read More …
A look at classic The Complete Walker III by Colin Fletcher and how the book holds up in 2015. Read More …
Ms A and I had a lovely DINK Christmas and Christmas Eve. As a childless couple, and not traveling for the holidays, we decided to take it easy. We had a wonderful meal at a local restaurant followed Read More …
A great book not just for backcountry touring but also for winter camping.
Now that winter is here, time look at a great book for backcountry skiing: Powder Ghost Towns.
Looking at a minor classic in wilderness writing that may be more pertinent now than when it was written. Read More …
A look at a favorite book of mine: The Appalachian Trail Reader. One of the many viral trends currently happening is to list ten of your favorite books[1]. Books that have have been cherished, influenced you or you just Read More …
A review of Stumbling Thru and Stumbling Thru Part II by A. Digger Stolz On a silly little podcast I help co-host, an author pitched us and suggested we review his book. It was a book about an Appalachian Read More …
With the hype over Wild, here’s a look at my favorite thru-hiking memoir: On the Beaten Path.
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