I first heard of Nicolas Teichrob from a mutual friend that loves the outdoors. She had great things to say about him and even greater things of his creative abilities in both photography and film making. I was skeptical. This was probably just another guy making… Read More »Seeing Parallels: An Interview with Nicolas Teichrob of Dendrite Studios
** This review covers the 2009 version of the Arc’teryx Sidewinder. A couple years ago I had the amazing chance to get into a Sidewinder SV jacket and pants from Arcteryx for cheaper than I had ever seen them. Needless to say I jumped on… Read More »Skiing on an Angle: A Review of Sidewinder SV Jacket from Arc’teryx
This first part is a bit of a story about the demise of my Garmin Colorado 300. Skip to the second part for the Montana 600 review. I’ve had the chance to use a few different GPS over the last couple years. They were all… Read More »Garmin Montana 600 GPS Review
Ever been wandering around in the woods and thought it would be cool find some treasure there? Maybe you could stumble on a treasure map somewhere and follow the dotted line to the end to find a chest of gold waiting for you? I can’t… Read More »Geocaching: A Modern Day Treasure Hunt
One of the first questions I get when i start talking to someone who wants to get into hiking is, “What gear do I need?” Well, you don’t need much. Lots of people hike with nothing more than runners or whatever they happen to have… Read More »Expensive Hiking Gear. Cheap Hiking Gear. What is the Difference?
I’m fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the world littered with trails. I mean littered in the best sense of the word. When I was young I lived in a very flat, dry place and I’m very happy that my parents decided to… Read More »What Makes a Great Trail?
Summer is finally here! Mostly. Last April some friends and I picked Green Mountain as our destination for a ski spring tour in the sunny weather. Based on the Saturday’s weather, it could have done anything. We crossed our fingers and decided to head out… Read More »Trip Report: Epic slog up Green Mountain To Ski Slush
Hiking is one of the greatest activities on the planet because you don’t need much to start with but there’s still so much you can do with it. One the one end you can start with little more than shoes and a neat place to… Read More »How To Start Hiking
I must admit that I was a little skeptical of the benefits of the 3-in-1 jackets before I got the Hi-Tec Granite Peak Parka. Having never owned one before I wasn’t sure why anyone would buy one. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised when I started… Read More »Hi-Tec Granite Peak Parka Review
Why we hike eh? (Yes, I am Canadian. It’s not obvious right?) Tom Mangan at Two Heel Drive posed the deep question earlier this week. Why do we hike? There are so many different answers.I loved reading through all the different posts. Tom has them… Read More »Why We Hike