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Backcountry Skills
How to Backpack Pain Free with Back Problems
Even if you might be in fairly good physical condition, some of us have one problem we can’t avoid, which can cause serious limitations at the most inconvenient times; back problems. Whether the problem is a life-long medical condition or only something you get once in a while, it can seriously be damper when traveling […]
1 min read · Sep 2, 2015 · hanalarock
Stories
9 Books to Get You in the Mood to Go Backpacking
Sometimes we need a bit of encouragement to motivate us to do something different. If you’ve ever thought about packing your bag and heading out into the backcountry, but you need something to spark your sense of adventure, then burying your nose in one of these travel memoirs might certainly help you get in the […]
1 min read · Aug 31, 2015 · hanalarock
Backcountry Destinations
President Obama Is Giving Mt. McKinley Its Name Back – What It All Means
This past Sunday, it has been decided that Mt. McKinley, named after the 25th president of the United States, will be getting its Alaskan name back; Denali. The decision was made by Lame Duck president, Barack President Obama, who has been using his last year of presidency to leave as much of a positive impact […]
1 min read · Aug 31, 2015 · hanalarock
Backpacking
Hiking with Teens – The Pacific Northwest
While many people head to the backcountry regions of the US with a friend or a significant other, over the last few decades there have been more and more teenagers who try backpacking with hardly any experience. Some have never even left home before. Lauren Langer, a counselor for a summer program for teens looking […]
1 min read · Aug 25, 2015 · hanalarock
Stories
Backcountry Animal Attacks That Happened Without a Selfie
Last week, a woman broke the internet, but thankfully no bones, after she attempted to take a selfie with a wild bison in Yellowstone National Park. Although this 43-year old woman from Mississippi was very lucky in an incident that could have potentially ended very badly, she is not the only person to survive a […]
1 min read · Jul 30, 2015 · hanalarock
Hiking
Hiking in Cleveland National Forest
Ever have one of those days where you start off with a destination in mind and end up somewhere completely different? As an explorer, those days really charge me up. How can I resist the lure of a new challenge, new terrain and new views? This past weekend, my wife Lindsey and I went hiking […]
1 min read · Jun 10, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Hiking
Hiking Mission Trails Regional Park – Kwaay Paay Summit
Today we went hiking in Mission Trails Regional Park and specifically did the Kwaay Paay Summit, which brought us up to 1,194 feet. I would give the difficulty rating on this trail about a 3 or a 3.5 out of a 5 because it’s a fairly aggressive hill to approach the mountain and then a […]
1 min read · May 17, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Fitness
Training to Hike the Grand Canyon
Recently I made the decision, along with a couple friends of mine to hike the Grand Canyon this fall. It seemed like a great idea over a few beers (ok, maybe more than a few), as I’d grown up hiking and backpacking and continued to hike fairly regularly…or so I’d told myself. See, what I’d […]
1 min read · May 9, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Camping
Oak Grove Campground
This past weekend we went camping at Oak Grove Campground with a couple friends and their kids. At first I was pretty disappointed because I was expecting something very different but over the course of the weekend, we ended up having a great time! Booking Oak Grove Campground There’s no question – I love camping. […]
1 min read · May 3, 2015 · Ian Campbell