Gear & Resources
Handling Food Outdoors
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF Keep yourself and the woodland critters safe when you bring food with you on the trail. Entering a wilderness for any period of time…
Read MoreBackcountry Hygiene
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF A clean hiker is a happy (and healthy) hiker. A foray into the woods often means you will come out a little bit dirtier…
Read MoreHow to Use a Compass
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF The most important piece of gear to help you find your way. Compass Basics A compass is one of the most basic navigation tools…
Read MoreSelecting a Campsite
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF Where you put your tent matters. At the end of a long day of hiking, nothing could be more relaxing than setting up a…
Read MoreCold Weather Hiking
Hiking during the winter can be fun as long as you prepare with these tips. Just because the temperature has fallen like the leaves of a tree doesn’t mean you…
Read MoreHiking with Kids
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF While some people think their days of hiking are “on hold” once they become parents, that’s just not the case! There are still plenty…
Read MoreHiking Etiquette
Click here for a printer-friendly PDF Be Respectful of the Land and Other Hikers Almost every group of people have some unwritten rules to help govern their activity and make…
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