I am in a small parking lot getting my hiking pack ready, overlooking Portage Lake in southcentral...
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How a Difficult Snowshoe Hike Makes You More Resilient
As I wearily dig my snowshoed foot out of thigh-deep snow, I look up. All I see is a tree-covered...
Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort: Oregon’s Little Alps Secret
Located in Oregon’s ‘Little Alps,’ the Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort will transport you...
Snowshoe Running in Alaska: A First-Timer’s Perspective
I cruise through the moonlit trail, the world cold, and silver in this wintery twilight. The sound...
3 Leg Exercises Every Snowshoer Can Do Without Weights
Leg strength is critical not only in our snowshoeing adventures but in our everyday life. From...
Snowshoeing at Bear Brook State Park, NH Courtesy of the CCC
Winter’s cold temperatures and abundant snow give Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New...
Snowshoeing Spectacular: Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park in Winter
If you have never been to Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon, you’re in for a real treat...
8 Reasons Why Winter Hiking Rocks
Winter, in my humble opinion, is often unappreciated. To some people, winter is the time of year...
The Winter Campfire: A Primer for Snowshoers and Campers
Flames flickered as we sat around a campfire one winter evening while I told a story to friends...
Snowshoe Trails and Hot Springs around Japan’s Nozawa Onsen
Bear-claw-scratched towering trees, an ice-cloaked lake peering at a pure blue sky, the whooshing...
But For A Different Key: Martin Luther King, Jr.
A warm day in Memphis, not stuffy-hot as one expects on a summer afternoon. The intention, tour the...
Choosing Running and Racing Snowshoes Starts Here
On a Saturday afternoon, the snow poured down as I drove north to New Auburn, WI, for the Chippewa...