Dayhiking
For many, day hiking is perfect for getting out in the wilds. You get outside, your pack weight can be very light and you can go as far or as short as you want. You get to see the sights, get a feeling of having done something-and get to sleep in your bed at night. You also can fit in a hike when time wise you cannot take the time off to backpack.
It works for those who don't have a lot of free time or who don't have the gear or skills yet to backpack.
Day hiking can be an affordable way to get into the outdoors. You don't need fancy gear truthfully, and can use items you find in your house.
In many ways, day hiking is becoming the modern choice for hiking. In many regions, day hiking guides are the rage. Here in the PNW, there are two major lines of guide books competing for the market of dayhiking.
A fun option is to base camp either a mile or so in, or to car camp in a campground for the weekend. Then you can easily go on a couple dayhikes in an area. You can see more, and have fun exploring areas you haven't been to before!
A nice resource for day hiking is DayHiker.com.
Dayhiking with Dicentra on Dog Mt, Wa.
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From Baby To Tweener - Getting Them Out
Spring is an awesome time - you have flowers coming up, birds out
like crazy, slugs & snails! The temperature is warmer at night, the
days dryer. Think about getting the kids out - be them yours or
inviting a friend(s) with kids and taking a family hike.
Hiking With Kids
My husband and I often take care of our youngest grandchildren (a
three-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl) and we are really trying to
get them interested in the outdoors and confident about being there. We
often take them for walks.
There are, of course, several important things to remember--to bring
water
and snacks, to not overdue and kill their enthusiasm, etc., but I think
many parents "overthink" it. In other words, taking kids outdoors
doesn't
need to be a highly planned event. It really is more about just getting
out
Getting the kids out this summer!
Once June shows up I start getting excited - out comes the calendar and I start wating for the days to fly by so school is out. Then I know summer is here and so is mid week hiking. No crowds and lots of time spent with my son Ford!
A recent article in the Seattle P-I newspaper covered taking babies and young kids out. It has a lot of good points.
Self Arrest Skills
In early 2007 a couple of us joined our friend Hoosierdaddy who teaches winter courses for The Mountaineers, for one of it's branches here in the NW. We all had a day off, so he offered to help us brush up on self arrest skills and using an ice ax properly.
Garmin Foretrex 201 GPS Review
Last year Kirk surprised me with a Garmin Foretrex 201 GPS unit for my Christmas present. Well, maybe it wasn't really a surprise, I had been wanting one for a long time. I have been using it now for nearly a year and have had a long time to test it and get a feeling of it's best parts and it's limitations.
