Friday Foods – Maple Vanilla Almond Butter Spread

How bored of peanut butter we've become. Here's a tasty spread from A Fork in the Trail to put on your morning toast or bagel before a full day of adventures. Maple Vanilla Almond Butter Spread Makes eight servings 1 cup roasted almond butter 1 tablespoon maple syrup or agave...

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Friday Foods – Apple Peanut Butter Wrap

Kids and adults alike will enjoy this fast and fun lunch from A Fork in the Trail. Apple Peanut Butter Wrap Makes two servings 1⁄2 cup peanut butter 1⁄4 cup dried apples 1/8 cup dried blueberries 1/8 cup sunflower seeds 2 10-inch wraps At Home Package everything separately in ziplock bags or leakproof containers. At Camp Mix the fruit, seeds,...

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How to Have a Romantic Camping Experience

Dirt. Sweat. Lack of showers. Zero personal space. What can possibly be sexy about camping? Everything, if you do it right. Couples who go camping together often find it improves their level of trust, their closeness, their ability to solve problems together, and their sex...

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Top Ten Reasons Why We Love Outdoor Retailer

Ah, the week after Outdoor Retailer. Where the mountains we just climbed are replaced with mountains of work and emails. I had heard that Outdoor Retailer would be a caffeine-infused haze of meetings, shiny new things, friendly people, and just pure awesomeness. And it was all...

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TrekAlong Goes to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market!

The countdown is on—in one week, TrekAlong, along with Wilderness Press and Menasha Ridge Press, will be jet-setting off to Salt Lake City to exhibit (Booth #32090!) at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market! We have been scoping out the other exhibitors, planning what new gear we...

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How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Hypothermia

As much as we all would like to believe our physical exertion and stamina out on the trail would make us immune to something like hypothermia, the fact remains that for cold-weather hikers, it will always be a threat and something worth full consideration when...

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Winter Hiking 101

We at Trekalong seek out adventure all year round, and we want to help you do the same. We consulted Menasha Ridge Press author Victoria Logue, to get the scoop on winter-weather wilderness. Here's a bit excerpted from her book, Hiking and Backpacking: Essential Skills, Equipment,...

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5 Facts To Get You Thru the Gov’t Shutdown

With the federal government having shut down all "nonessential" services effective Tuesday until further notice, gates to national parks across the country have been indefinitely shut. One way for outdoor enthusiasts to show their support for the national park system is to use this opportunity to...

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