John Muir Instagram, Wilderness Press, Meditations of John Muir

If John Muir Were on Instagram

*Snap* How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! #nofilter Let me just take a moment to post this on Instagram for all my adoring fans to seen once they wake from their slumber. True mountaineers are awake to watch the sun rise and light up the...

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Why You Need to Visit Yosemite in Winter

December is actually an ideal month to spend time exploring Yosemite National Park. The crowds and mosquitoes have vanished, the weather is still not too snowy for adventures, and you get to experience the park in all its winter splendor. It's a time of solitude....

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Gifts for van-dwellers, Wilderness Press

Gifts for the Van-Dweller in Your Life

If you're into any outdoor activity, chances are pretty high that you have a friend or acquaintance or two who live in a van. Or maybe you're that someone. Either way, you need to get a physical address for people who live the #vanlife, and...

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How to cut down a Christmas tree, Wilderness Press

How to Cut Down a Christmas Tree

The calendar has turned the page to December, which means that now it's officially the holiday season (looking at you, early decorators!). As with everything else, we support shopping local when it comes to bringing home a Christmas tree. If you're lucky enough to live near a national...

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Things to do Instead of Hiking in Trinity Alps This Winter

The Trinity Alps region is a beautiful place for winter recreation, a destination for hikers, cross-country skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers. Except for this year. In the summer of 2018, while our new edition of Trinity Alps & Vicinity by Mike White was in production, sparks from the rim of a...

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A Fork in the Trail, Laurie Ann March, camping recipes, camping pie recipes, s'mores pie

How to Have Thanksgiving Dinner While Camping

We are big proponents of spending Thanksgiving on the trails. Well, to be honest, we're big proponents of spending every day on the trails. But especially holidays.And we're not talking about skipping Thanksgiving—we mean going all-out and having a feast in the forest! Traditional Thanksgiving fare...

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