Above: me layering up while taking a snack break on the Stratton Pond Trail. If you watched The Karate Kid (the original!), you may remember this scene – “Paint the Fence”. UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! UP! DOWN! It’s repetitive. And it is the […]
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My muscles are just starting to recover from this weekend’s backpacking trip to the Stratton Pond Shelter via the Stratton Pond Trail in Stratton, VT. Not that it was a difficult trail, I am just woefully out of shape. The weather was absolutely perfect for a winter snowshoe/backpacking trip. Temperatures during the day averaged in […]
I found out about this stuff while watching a hilarious documentary Mansome, by Moran Spurlock, the same guy who did Supersize Me. Their cheesy marketing worked wonders on me. The following day I went online and ordered a 3-pack. Now, the name “Fresh Balls” implies what this is for in a somewhat lewd and straight-forward […]
While not a large GIF or PNG, it is in itself an infographic, and one you can slice and dice at your leisure for use on the trail – and fun with kids as well, unless you are able to properly identify extremely fresh coyote or bear tracks…. Here it is! Click here to download […]
If you hadn’t realized in the past few weeks, I love me some infographics. I think the reason is for years I have seen them for business and technology related things, and since starting this blog, well, I am finding them for the love of the outdoors. So, this week’s infographic is 35 Reasons to […]
Just Your Average Hiker 