2018 Resolutions from Menasha Ridge Press
Hello, 2018! Everybody has been waiting for you, us included. We counted down every.single.second until you arrived. And we’re so excited to turn the page and start a new year with a blank slate.
We have big plans for you. We have big expectations for ourselves, too. Huge. Gigantic. Yeah, nobody sticks to resolutions. We know. That’s why we came up with dozens of resolutions, because surely at least some of them will stick!
- Catch more sunrises
- Catch more summit sunrises
- Hit fewer snooze buttons
- Share tips on how to hit fewer snooze buttons
- Publish many more great guidebooks
- Brag more about our great guidebooks
- Learn to ski (Outdoor Retailer On Snow Demo, here we come!)
- Climb more mountains
- Make our voices heard
- Protect our public lands
- Make more friends
- Rely on maps more than GPS units
- Spend more nights camping
- …Cowboy camping. Don’t be afraid of being eaten by animals.
- Feed your wanderlust through more photos
- Enable your wanderlust with more trip suggestions
- Travel to more places without cell phone service
- Pack more creative snacks (sorry, trail mix.)
- Drink more summit beers
- Perfect packing a bear canister. The first time.
- Encourage more people to get outdoors
- Hike in more costumes
- Work more closely with advocacy groups
- Learn to use trekking poles without tripping
- Crosstrain more for easier ascents
- Discover more awesome authors
- Celebrate our current authors
- Figure out where Menasha Ridge is
- Do a thru hike
- Don’t check the phone while with friends
- Forgive yourself for checking the phone while with friends
- Post more dog hiking photos
- Meet a hiking cat
- Keep a hiking journal
- Hike in a new country
- Pick up more trash on the trails
- Teach others more Leave No Trace principles
- Take more post-hike naps
- Take more post-hike showers
- Keep sharing the outdoor lifestyle love!
What resolutions did we miss? What are some of your resolutions?
