by Melanie McManus | Feb 1, 2019 | Blog, Hiking
Hiking umbrellas aren’t something you hear being discussed a lot. I never even knew there was such a thing until several years ago, when I began long-distance hiking in earnest. So what is a hiking umbrella? Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links (among...
by Melanie McManus | Jan 25, 2019 | Blog, Hiking
I’m a newbie at camping, so I never had to ponder the issue of camp shoes. Until recently, that is. You see, while I’ve hiked all my life and have some 6,000 miles under my backpack straps, 99.9 percent of the time I day-hiked, getting off the trail at...
by Melanie McManus | Jan 21, 2019 | Blog, Hiking
People often ask what hiking clothing or gear I can’t do without. Trekking poles are always on the top on my list.I can’t quite remember why I first bought a pair. But it was sometime after a hiking companion raved about them while we were gamboling around the hilly...
by adventuretoward | Dec 14, 2018 | Arizona, Blog, Hiking
I’m terrified. In just three months, I’ll be setting out to thru-hike the Arizona National Scenic Trail, or AZT for short. It’s only 800 miles compared to the 1,150-mile Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin, which I’ve thru-hiked twice now. So...