Outdoor Tips

What's the difference between a fjord and an inlet? Have your kids started asking an incessant line of questions? As awesome as it is to be the perceived holder of all the wisdom in the world, there comes a point when you run out of real answers and start making stuff up. Or maybe it's the other way around. You run out of made-up answers and have to start coming up with true … [Read more...] about What Bodies of Water Names Mean

Nature's a good teacher. One of the best. My wife and I have been hiking for probably 30 years and Nature still has a few lessons up her sleeves for us. Nature was kind enough to remind me of 5 great rules of adventuring and hiking with kids the last two weekends. The first weekend was pretty much a disaster. The second weekend was absolutely amazing. Here's why. The … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons of Hiking With Kids Learned While Huckleberry Hunting

It was the day before Thanksgiving and I awoke to complete darkness in the small motel room. I pressed the light button on my watch and the cool, blue glow revealed it was 1:40 a.m. Five minutes before my alarm was set to go off. May as well get up. No sense in trying to close my eyes again. The sooner I step out the door, the sooner I’ll make it back from running the 42 miles … [Read more...] about Running Grand Canyon Rim To Rim To Rim

Well, hot damn! Pikes Peak Marathon #3 is officially in the books and I gotta say, I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. Here are the top 14 reasons: I finished! I didn't die! Seriously, I'm proud of that. People die on this race. The first aid tent at the finish line was packed with runners who were dehydrated, suffering from altitude sickness, sprained ankles, open … [Read more...] about Top 14 Reasons I’m Proud I Finished the 2016 Pikes Peak Marathon