The Green Hiker

Three quick ideas to start your brainstorming for your family hiking and camping vacation.

Family vacations-thinking outside the Disney box

… low-attention spans from electronic gaming, but they can never match the feeling of awe one gets when viewing the vastness of the Grand Canyon, taking a tour of Mammoth Cave, or discovering a waterfall after hiking in the mountains. …

Outdoor Vacations: Arbuckle Wilderness!

You might also want a pair of sturdy hiking boots to protect your feet and a camera to capture the event. Make sure you also bring some spare cash if you want to feed the animals or ride the rides! Arbuckle Wilderness is located off …

Camping: Perfect for All Occasions, Especially Fishing

What is nice about going camping for your next family vacation is that you have an unlimited number of options. In the United States, many public campground parks are stocked full of activities, like boating, hiking, swimming, fishing, …

Green hiking tips in the heat and moonlight!

Hiking and camping this summer?

It’s even the name of a center for “outdoor ethics,” a nonprofit that promotes ethical, safe, healthy hiking and camping, and teaches people how to take care of the outdoors. The organization has some helpful suggestions for how to …

Hiking In 107 Degrees

Anyway, we went out hiking, and it wasn’t too bad. There was a breeze and there was lots of trees for shade. We got to see lots of birds, and a little green heron. We also got to talk to a Park Ranger who wanted to make sure that we had …

Full Moon Hiking and Star Gazing in August

For a unique, green travel experience, take a hike at sunset or later, by the light of a full moon, when you can also enjoy star-gazing. There are several places in the West that offer guided sunset and full moon events, …

Leaving the Road Less Traveled Green

Green hiking and biking opportunities give us the chance to smell the morning air, or the earth after a good rain. Naturally (pardon the pun ), Heck, there is a handy quiz, “How Green is my destination?” on the Sierra Club website. …

Hiking and camping the final miles on Vermont’s Long Trail into Canada.

Long Trail, VT

Finishing the last 50 miles from Johnson, VT to the Canadian border.

Survival strategies and gear you’ll need when lost or injured on the trail. These outdoor survival basics insure your hiking, backpacking, and camping adventures will always be enjoyable and safe.

Many thanks to the “Educational Hunter”, prohuntrrights (YouTube name), for this excellent video series.

Regardless of your feelings about hunting, if you spend any time at all in the wilderness, you need to know this stuff!

Outdoor Survival Pt 1

This is Part one of a series I (prohuntrrights) am doing on you tube. The series is titled Outdoor Survival. I will be taking you through some of the basics of surviving if you are injured or lost. This video documents Gear, and how to implement and how to survive if you become lost. This video series is an absolute essential if you love the outdoors and want to enjoy a safe experience. Enjoy!

Outdoor Survival Pt 2

This is Part two of the Outdoor Survival series.

Outdoor Survival Pt3

This third video documents Survival Clothing.

Outdoor Survival Pt4

This fourth video documents Knot Tying. P.S. the camera battery died at the end of this!

Outdoor Survival Pt5

This fifth video documents Structures and Pioneering.

Brian Brawdy’s top picks for outdoor gear from the Outdoor Retailer Market 2008.

Mauromedia’s Gear-2-Get – Outdoor Retailer 2008

Mauromedia’s top 5 picks from the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008. Our host Brian Brawdy visits each booth and gives us a brief look at these cool new products for 2008.

Great tips on how to fix hiking boot problems, and how to prevent blisters.

Backpacker’s Gear School: Fix 6 Common Boot Problems

These simple tricks can prevent typical trail maladies and keep your hike going. Learn more from Backpacker’s Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/video.

Backpacker’s Gear School: Prevent Blisters

Backpacker editor-in-chief Jon Dorn explains 5 field-tested techniques for eliminating the three main causes of blisters: heat, moisture, and friction. Learn more from Backpacker’s Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/video.