Backpacking

I was talking to a couple of you about hammocks at the Canyon Crawl. Here is what I recommend. Hammock Warbonnet Traveler – $60: [...]

Description: The Katadyn Vario Dual Technology Water Filter combines the two best technologies – ceramic and pleated microfiltration. It is designed so that a simple turn engages a ceramic [...]

Six of us took a three day trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Five of us left Phoenix as rain approached. Just before Flagstaff the snow was coming down pretty heavy. We pressed on. As we [...]

by Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a [...]

Ron Dungan – Oct. 8, 2012 05:16 PM | The Arizona Republic Matthias Kawski walked the Canyon’s edge, staring into the void. He scanned the hillsides and drop-offs and retraced his [...]

The Navajo Nation Bodaway/Gap Chapter Wednesday passed by seven votes a resolution to set aside 420 acres on the cliff above the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, paving the [...]

Before you head out into the wilderness check out the map for Forest Service Road closures.[button [...]

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Experts are says to watch out for snakes this time of year. So I have put together a quick snakebite update as well as pictures of common Arizona Rattlesnakes SNAKEBITES IN HUMANS A rattlesnake [...]

Flash flood in Page, Arizona. Including sandstone slot canyon footage. It’s pretty intense. [youtube id=”JNXKROlqcZY” width=”600″ height=”350″ [...]

Hey fellow hikers it is bug season again and the nasty little “buggers” are out again. I went through Salome Jug on Friday and the gnats and wasps were crazy annoying. Saturday I was [...]

Project Yosemite is a collaborative project by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. Orginally aquaintanences through Vimeo, Sheldon and Colin have teamed up to film Yosemite National Park like [...]

Sunscreen Water water water (At least 1 liter per hour) Navigation (map & compass or GPS with extra batteries) Extra clothing First-aid kit Knife or multi-tool Food. You are burning a lot of [...]

A basic rule is not to head out Hiking without a good Hiking Map. Even if the area is known to you and you only plan to stay on well-marked trails, you should always bring a map. Unforeseen [...]

PROS Easy to adjust Flexible Good grips Lightweight Strong CONS Collapses Too Easily BEST USES Hiking Comments about REI Traverse Trekking Poles – Pair: I lost one of my previous trekking [...]