Havasupai Changes

One year after a devastating flood hit this world-renowned Grand Canyon destination, the Havasupai tribe has reopened its spectacular falls and idyllic pools to visitors – even as [...]

Dry Weave and Extreme Temps, Update

I took a refresher Wilderness First Aid course this weekend and specifically ask about the dry weave, high temperature question I previously ask in my blog on July 16th, 2009 : Dry weave and [...]

Dry weave and extreme temps

So this blog poses more of a question than a tip. I was hiking up Piestewa (Squaw) Peak the other day at 114°.  I was wearing my usual attire, hiking boots, hat, nylon shorts and a dry weave [...]

Hiking Tips

Just a few hiking tips that I’d like share. Bring duct tape, It works for anything from patching holes in a tent to covering blisters. Afterbite, which is an ammonia based product, works [...]

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