"Commitment is what transforms the promise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions. And the actions which speak louder than the words. It is making the time when there is none. Coming through time after time after time, year after year after year. Commitment is the stuff c …

One of our favorite hikes, Hot Springs Mountain, is in a remote part of San Diego County on the Los Coyotes Reservation near Warner Springs, about 75 miles NE of downtown San Diego. It is the highest point in San Diego and site of a historical fire lookout tower.The hike starts at the campground on …

When I first started hiking by myself it was mostly because I just didn’t have anyone to hike with. It’s hard sometimes to make hikes work with everyone’s busy schedules so I knew the only way I could hike as much as I wanted to was to go solo. Plus I am wildly independent and somewhat of an introve …

We thought we would clear this up once and for all with a simple description of the differences between Yaktrax, Micro Spikes, and Crampons. Knowing the differences and how to use each one correctly and in the right conditions is necessary for any winter hiking where ice is involved. I know first-ha …

A couple months after my accident (click here if you don’t know my story) my surgeon sent me to physical therapy to learn to walk again. I had been in a wheelchair for two months and my once strong legs were in a state of severe atrophy. My ligaments and tendons in my ankle were all stretched t …

We’ve been waiting for over a year to try Fernweh Food Company’s backpacking meals and we finally got that chance a few weeks ago when we backpacked a few days out of Mammoth, CA. It’s always somewhat of a gamble to try new meals backpacking because having a bad backpacking meal just sucks!Enjoy …