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Play in the mud….part 2

July 9, 2019 by wp_admin

Last year at this time, I posted about playing in the mud and my 18-mile Homestead Challenge, one of the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy hikes. I said that we should all play in the mud now and then to stay young at heart. When I said “mud,” little did I know that this year’s hike […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chatham University Eden Hall Campus, hiking, hiking equipment, Hiking for a Reason, hiking in mud

Sand, er, shake up your hike…

October 28, 2018 by wp_admin

  Four or five days a week, I walk/hike the same 5.1 path in a beautiful park nearby. Then once or twice a week, a take a longer hike with a good friend or my husband – sometimes at the same park, sometimes a different location. And every once in a while, I get to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Assateague Island, Hiking, Hiking in sand, New hiking routine, Outdoors Tagged With: Assateague Island, hiking, Hiking in Sand

Dirty hiking shoes? What next?

October 5, 2018 by wp_admin

    Oh no. Those favorite hiking shoes. You looked everywhere for them, tried dozens and finally found The.Perfect.Hiking.Shoe. And then they start getting worn, muddy and well, tired. I know how painful it can be when you are trying to decide – to clean or throw away. I was just there in June after […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking equipment, Hiking shoes, Outdoors, Pittsburgh, Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy Tagged With: hiking, hiking equipment, hiking shoes, Merrell

Closed trail – that means you!

September 28, 2018 by wp_admin

I know that I’ve been tempted – the trail is marked “off limits” or “closed” BUT I want to hike there. I can see that there is an amazing vista just at the top or want to see what is behind that bend. But those signs are there for a reason. As a member of […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Closed trails, Hiking equipment, Hiking etiquette, Outdoors Tagged With: closed trails, hiking, hiking with children, trail erosion, trail etiquette

What’s in your pack?

September 15, 2018 by wp_admin

  On a shorter hike (5 miles or less), Paul and I usually just carry a bottle of water or two and maybe a small snack. On longer hikes, we bring more – usually the full hydration pack (which I think is a must for almost any hike over 5 miles), trail snacks (more about […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking equipment, Outdoors, Pittsburgh Tagged With: daypack, hiking, hiking equipment, hiking ideas

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