A Bucket List Hike

I'm still fairly green when it comes to hiking. I'm getting in to shape more and more with every day hike. I'm feeling stronger with every hill and more confident in my abilities.  But I mentioned in the first post on the blog that one of my goals for the very near future was the venture to the Adirondacks and hike the highest peak in New York, Mount Marcy.

My fitness isn't where it needs to be just yet, so while Marcy is still on my list to check off as a major accomplishment it likely won't be this summer.  But this clip from Campology keeps me wanting to get out on the trail, get in shape and reach the summit.

The Allegheny 100: A True Hiking Challenge

How am I just finding out about this now?  In researching an unrelated blog topic I came across the Allegheny 100 Hiking Challenge.

The A-100 as it's called by those in the know, of which I am now one, challenges hikers to trek either 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles on a stretch of the North Country Scenic Trail in Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest. It's all done over a 50-hour span.

The Online Outdoor Community; Are We Really Battling Each Other?

I was doing my usual cruising of other hiking blogs around the internet to see what other hikers are doing and talking about when I came across something that was a little concerning for me. Apparently within the Outdoor blogging community people are attacking one another in comment sections and social media sites. 

Over at Arizona Day Hiker site boss Jason Cleghorn(@JasonCleghorn) talked about a couple of members of our community that have been berated and humiliated by other members of our community for reasons unknown, or reasons that amount to basically nothing.

A Birthday Celebration for Nature Lovers

The news is great for Canadians, and anyone visiting Canada and looking to explore the outdoors. As we close in on the nation's 149th birthday, a day when Canadians will be granted free admission to the national parks, it is a great chance to remind readers what is in store for next year at the parks.

As part of Canada's 150th birthday the Government of Canada announced that admission to all national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas will be free for all visitors in 2017.

The Kindness of Strangers in Scotland

Today's story comes from Scotland, where a pair of university students decided to hike all over the country without using any money, putting the test the Scots' reputation of being generous.

The two intrepid adventurers, Tom Langhorne and Cameron Hyde, left from Aberdeen on Scotland's east coast with nothing but the packs on their backs, a bag of rice and a bag of oats and one week later they returned to their doorstep after traveling well over 400 miles. And they did it all without spending a cent.