How to Care for Your Rain Gear (Video)
It doesn’t matter if you own a $500 rain jacket or a $50 jacket. If you don’t look after your rain gear you will eventually experience “wet out.” This … Continue Reading →
Learn Nature and Outdoor Skills
It doesn’t matter if you own a $500 rain jacket or a $50 jacket. If you don’t look after your rain gear you will eventually experience “wet out.” This … Continue Reading →
Mines, ghost towns, and furnaces: If that doesn’t make for an exciting hike, I don’t know what does! I step out of my car eager to explore the area … Continue Reading →
Our National Parks are “America’s best idea.” Well here’s an even better one: Free Admission! Free Admission Every year, the National Parks Service offers free admission to all … Continue Reading →
This article contains affiliate links. In the school of the woods there is no graduation day. – Horace Kephart I had been rereading Kephart’s classic, Camping and … Continue Reading →
I’ve written before about the most effective mosquito repellents. And I’ve made jokes about how mosquitos relish the chance to dine on unwary campers. Today, I want to share … Continue Reading →
A major threat to wildlife is habitat fragmentation. This occurs when humans build structures like high-speed roads, which are impassible to animals. Animals are unable to cross these barriers … Continue Reading →
At the start of the summer, I went for a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains. These peaks form a ridge between the Pacific Ocean and California’s Silicon Valley. … Continue Reading →
Yes, rangers have a sense of humor! I work closely with California State Parks rangers and with members of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. I sometimes marvel at … Continue Reading →
It’s early morning and I’m at Rancho Canada del Oro, in the foothills of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains. The cloudless sky promises a hot June day. I gaze … Continue Reading →
It’s the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. And I thought I’d hit the trail early and beat the holiday crowd. It turns out the crowd had the same idea. … Continue Reading →