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And this is what it’s about. Except for the ocean gale blowing in through the front door. Photo: Peter Barr/ Wikimedia Commons You’ve doubtless been there.  A perfect little hollow, sheltered from the wind, tucked behind a lonely ridge, but nevertheless...

The John Muir Trail is a 221 mile hiking trail between Yosemite and Mt. Whitney along the spine of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Arguably one of the most scenic sections of trail in America, every summer it draws hundreds of hikers in search...

Fastpacking is a brilliant sport. Simply said, it’s a sport where you strap a small amount of gear, food, and water on your back and go running and powerhiking for days at a time. Where you sleep under the stars wherever your feet have landed you. Where...

Prepper: Survival Skills Of The Great Depression Era This blog is LOADED with the latest news as it relates to health, homesteading, prepping and survivalism... We can learn from the philosophy of ‘using and reusing’ that Depression era folks were...

Back in September, I completed one of the most challenging and satisfying experiences of my life. In a little over a month I walked from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, a small French town at the base of the Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compostela and onward to...