We at Trekalong seek out adventure all year round, and we want to help you do the same. We consulted Menasha Ridge Press author Victoria Logue, to get the scoop on winter-weather wilderness. Here's a bit excerpted from her book, Hiking and Backpacking: Essential Skills, Equipment,...
Read MoreIf you love our national parks as much as we do, you'll be happy to hear that the folks over at TrailSherpa have just launched ParksFolio, a vast, new photo archive containing breathtaking images out of the National Parks system. Even more, the engine behind the photo journal...
Read MoreGREENVILLE, SC -- With a terrain as vibrant and diverse as any in the region, the Upstate of South Carolina is home to a dense network of trails, spanning from metropolitan and suburban areas to mountainous terrain and back again. Menasha Ridge Press, leading outdoor adventure...
Read MoreNew Guide Features 40 Must-Hike Trails in Greater Chattanooga (Cover image: Brian Stansberry) CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Consistently rated as among the best places to live for outdoor enthusiasts, Chattanooga is located within easy reach of a wide array of paddling, camping, and especially hiking destinations. Now, for the first...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1801" align="alignleft" width="400"] Diane Stresing, author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cleveland (Menasha Ridge Press)[/caption] CLEVELAND -- We asked Diane Stresing, author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Cleveland, how she works regular hiking into her busy, day-to-day schedule. Her solution is simple: she keeps her local...
Read MoreWith the federal government having shut down all "nonessential" services effective Tuesday until further notice, gates to national parks across the country have been indefinitely shut. One way for outdoor enthusiasts to show their support for the national park system is to use this opportunity to...
Read MoreWill you spend 30 minutes in Nature, for 30 days straight? We are Wildness (WAW), a hub site for information about wild living, nature, alternative lifestyles, natural diet and wellness, animals and sustainability, has extended this challenge to the world: to spend the month of October devoting...
Read MoreA Q&A with Cate Starmer, author Best Tent Camping: New York State [caption id="attachment_1726" align="alignright" width="250"] Cate Starmer, co-author Best in Tent Camping: New York State (Photo courtesy Menasha Ridge Press)[/caption] Fall is here, and we all know it! For outdoor enthusiasts all around the country, the changing...
Read MoreCarol Kaufman, of the New York Times, posted a worthwhile entry to NYT.com's writing blog, Draft, about the benefits of taking your creative impulses outside. Here's part of what she had to say: I stumbled upon my ideal writing conditions quite by accident. When a particularly troublesome...
Read MoreAn activity many still associate only with the wild, untouched throes of Mother Nature, hiking is taking root in urban cores all across our major cities, as well. Urban hiking is a growing trend among today's city-dwellers, as a way of staying fit while also discovering otherwise unnoticed pockets...
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