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Free outdoor programming!

September 30, 2019 by Kathleen Ganster

Over the Hill Hikers may be able to take advantage of our “maturity” with discounts on programming, services and products – like these free programs from Venture Outdoors located here in Pittsburgh. (For those of you not lucky enough to live in the Tri-State area, check you own local area and I bet you will […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Outdoors, Pittsburgh, Senior Discounts Tagged With: discounts for senior, free outdoor programming

Forest bathing

July 18, 2019 by Kathleen Ganster

Forest bathing – it might sound a bit wacky and actually, it involves no bathing, but it is a practice well-known in Japan and catching on here in the U.S. Basically, forest bathing is called “shinrin-yoku” in Japan and means “taking in the forest.” It can be a short walk, a longer hike involving over-night […]

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Socks

February 21, 2019 by Kathleen Ganster

Hikers and runners know how important good socks can be. Without good socks, blisters, wounds and raw spots can develop and even cause long-term foot issues. Socks are also the number one requested item by the homeless according, to many sources. For the past two years, the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy (full disclaimer here – […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking equipment, Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy, socks, Uncategorized

How many miles will you hike in 2019?

February 6, 2019 by Kathleen Ganster

One of my goals was to record all of the miles that I hiked in 2019. I’m big on notebooks and journals. Maybe it has to do with being a journalist. I accumulate them, but rarely use them all. I started keeping a spreadsheet mid-last year to track my mileage, but gave it up after […]

Filed Under: Hiking, hiking journal, Uncategorized

Winter Hiking

January 18, 2019 by Kathleen Ganster

I have a friend who says there is no bad weather for being outdoors, just people who don’t know how to dress for bad weather. I disagree. I HATE cold weather. But I LOVE being outdoors. Sometimes it is really hard to come to terms with these two things. I try to get outside every […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking equipment, Hiking essentials, Outdoors, winter hiking

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