No, I am not hiking in Georgia right now.  I've never hiked in Georgia.  Not yet!  So, let me explain.... At work, we are having our a...

A few weeks ago, I did a poll asking what things you could not bear to leave behind if you were going on a backpacking trip.  You could cho...

I'll try another poll.  This works whether you backpack or not.  If you don't just visualize what you could not do without for a thr...

Back in my sailing days, so long ago it barely seems possible, when I sailed my 23 foot sloop off the unforgiving Coast of Maine, I heard th...

My poll about hiking along closed yesterday. Here are the results: Would not hike alone - 0%. I am glad that people are willing, and not afr...

I got 9 votes on my last poll about your favorite thing about hiking, broken down as follows: Getting away from it all - 6 Fresh air and exe...

I've set up a new poll on my blog. I don't usually get a lot of response from these, but I am nothing if not persistent, so here we ...

With a new year, I thought I would try a new poll, so here it is: Assuming money and time were no object, which of the following would you p...

Well, my last poll (ideal hiking group size) didn't get much response. Three people responded, one saying that they like to hike solo, a...