9 Tips to Finding the Perfect Campsite

What is a perfect campsite? This is a difficult question to answer since you can’t always just find a flat piece of ground and take that as your space. Use area restrictions, terrain, water sources, and crowds, just to name a few, play a big part in selecting THE...

What To Know When Hiking With Your Dog

 If you love the outdoors and love dogs, then you probably like to take them, well, outdoors.  And, while the front country is very dog friendly, the backcountry adds many challenges for man’s and woman’s best friend.  The majority of our favorite places to hike and...

7 Things to Know Before Hiking Paria Canyon

In 1984, Congress created the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness to protect the area’s outstanding scenery, desert wildlife and colorful history. These 112,500 acres of fantabulous on the northern border of Arizona and into Utah beckons adventurers who yearn for...

5 Tips for Backpacking Alone

OK, so you’re looking to travel into the backcountry on your own or as a solo hiker.  Either you have no friends or family and you are truly alone in this world, or the thought of being with your friends and family in the backcountry causes an uncontrollable twitch in...