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How Trails Get Their Names

Posted on June 5, 2015

The names of hiking trails are often straightforward and self-explanatory — they are chosen for a point of interest, or perhaps a trail leader or volunteer who helped blaze the original path. But every so often, a catchy or unusual trail name comes along that defies...

Celebrating John Muir on his Birthday

Posted on April 21, 2015

by Tanya Twerdowsky

No single American has done more to preserve our wilderness than John Muir, the Scottish-born naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club. Muir had already become the most ardent defender of the American wilderness by 1903 when he guided President Theodore Roosevelt on a three-day...

My New Year’s Resolution: Hike Creatively

Posted on January 26, 2015

by Tanya Twerdowsky

I didn’t plan on hiking a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail when I took my family to Vasquez Rocks at the north end of Los Angeles County earlier this month. But on the way to the parking lot, we passed a big sign for the...

Trekalong Goes to Outdoor Retailer Winter Market

Posted on January 19, 2015

by Tanya Twerdowsky

Mountains and snowshoes and new gear, oh my! Trekalong is heading to Outdoor Retailer Winter Market this week. Just like our Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trip, we will be exhibiting all of the newest books by Wilderness Press and Menasha Ridge Press. But this time around, we have...