The last thing you want to happen when you're 20 miles into the woods is to find your sleeping bag is not warm enough. You will be facing a very long and restless night which can ruin your spirits and sap your strength for the next day. So how do yo
Many people vacation to exotic places to absorb the breathtaking beauty that the land has to offer and take part in the diverse cultural activities only to spend their nights in a run of the mill, standard hotel room. What fun is there in that? Trut
Known as the Toughest Sled Dog Race in the World, the annual Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race annually covers over 1,000 miles between the Yukon and Alaska. Alternating start and finish lines between Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and Fairbanks, Alaska, this
Wales - Pembrokeshire Walks (Narberth Circular Walk) 5 miles (Landranger Map 158) 1) Start the walk at the car park at the top end of Narberth town. Walk down the main street passing to the left of the Town Hall into Market Street past Commercial Ho
Wilderness travel is relatively dangerous. Backpacking, floating a river in a canoe, or four-wheeling down isolated two-tracks - they all mean leaving the safety and predictability of civilization behind. Fortunately, there are some things you can d
I just returned from an invigorating hike in the beautiful hills above Hollywood, California, in Damon Runyon Park. On a day like today, when a steady, but not significant rain has just stopped falling, the greens and blues and purples of the scener
There's nothing like hitting the open road with a camping trip in mind. For those who don't want an extra vehicle to tow around a truck camper can be the smartest choice. The advantages to owning your own truck camper are incredible. First off, you
With the hectic life many of us lead it would certainly be great to just "get away" from civilization and have fun in the wild outdoors. How many of us really know what to do when we get there or what to take with us in the "survival pack"? Camping
The Montaas del Fuego (Fire Mountains), to give them there proper name were created in the 1730s when more than 100 volcanos in what is now the National Park, rose up to devastate the southern part of the island. Eruptions lasted for six years and s
This destination is definitely NOT for the faint-hearted nor those who suffer from vertigo! It's one of the southern hemisphere's tallest structures -- Auckland's 328m Sky Tower. According to the operators,"It took 2000 tonnes of reinforcing steel,
