Wisdom? That may be a stretch (though it is alliterative). Every Wednesday we share our thoughts in rotating subject areas: gear, social media, hiking/backpacking/camping resources, and tips from the field. These items are culled from our weekly GetHiking! enewsletter, which also includes news and information on hikes and backpack trips in our GetHiking! and GetBackpacking! universes. Subscribe to our weekly enewsletter here.
Category Archives: Hiking
We’re here to save your relationship!
The Pandemic has brought us closer to those who live with us.
Maybe even too close.
We know you all love each other. We know you would move heaven and earth to ensure each other’s health and happiness.
We also know that being in in close quarters 24/7 for more than a year adds up to a lot of togetherness. And you never noticed until now how your loved one could Breathe. So. Loudly.
GetOut! Enjoy the first weekend of spring
Another sign of the improving times: ranger/naturalist-led programs at North Carolina State Parks are beginning to pick up. Saturday, there are three guided hikes at N.C. State Parks, Sunday, there’s one more. Next weekend, nine events are scheduled — so far.
North Carolina’s lesser-known State Trails
“Where are all the rocks and tree roots?” Kimberly asked about three miles into Sunday’s hike?
Where, indeed? And that raised another question: the ill-equipped — in every way imaginable — hikers whom we’d passed heading up rugged and exposed Shortoff Mountain earlier that morning? Why weren’t they on this friendlier trail instead? Perhaps because they don’t know it exists?
GetOut! A cool weekend for a long hike
There’s no rain in the forecast, but there are clouds. Clouds, with high temperatures, for the most part, in the low 60s. Cool weather coupled with our being on the cusp of spring and our desire to start hiking longer and farther, seems like a good time for a longer hike. And by “longer” for this time of year we mean in the 4- to 7-mile range. Nothing too strenuous, but just enough to push yourself, to get you building your hiking legs for peak hiking season.