Gearing Up for Snowshoeing : Hardware and Accessoriesby Andy Dappen Defining snowshoeing for you There’s a continuum in how snowshoes may be used from walking wide and relatively flat Forest Service roads to using them on very steep slopes leading...Read More...
by Andy Dappen Prelude: This pack review was originally prepared for Backpacker Magazine. A group of us did the ‘research’ in 2002 and the article was published in 2003. Most of these packs (or an improved version of them) were still...Read More...
Photo: Two excellent lights (Icon left, NAO right), but only one true love. The One Light: by Andy Dappen If I had to live with just one headlight, the Petzl NAO would definitely be one of them. The Short...Read More...
I Need a Nature Prescription by Sarah Shaffer For those of us who have a passion for being outdoors, we value what nature gives us. For me that is a sense of calm, solace, happiness, adventure, joy, and the feeling...Read More...