Spectacular North Dakota Hikes – Bring the Dog

For those of you longing for a "Best Hikes With Dogs - North Dakota" book, wait no longer. Susan Wefald, recently released her guidebook, "Spectacular North Dakota Hikes - Bring the Dog." No word on why the good folks at Mountaineer Books didn't get to Susan first (as they don't have a North Dakota book yet) but here's an article published in the Bismark Tribune with more details on her latest hiking publication: The book is a profile of the best places to go hiking across the state, covering … [Read more...]

Episode 3: Ease In To Backpacking

In Episode 3, Steve (aka White Lightening) talks about how he migrated from camping in his youth, to hiking with kids in his 30's, and eventually wilderness backpacking as he reached his 40's. In this podcast, Steve talks about how he eased in to the sport with an initial trip to the Len Foote Hike Inn near Amicalola Falls State Park in North Georgia. From there, he explored the backcountry campsites along the Foothills Trail at Lake Jocassee, and eventually migrated to his first solo … [Read more...]