Outdoor Experts Uncover Hidden Wilderness Close to Home LOS ANGELES -- If anywhere in the U.S. defines “urban sprawl,” Southern California unfortunately seems the most likely location. The name “Los Angeles” has practically become the poster child for sprawl as its greater metropolitan area spans five...
Read MoreBERKELEY, CA -- Our friends at Wilderness Press just keep the hits coming! Last week, confirmation came that Wilderness has signed Bay Area insider and freelance travel writer Rylan Freshour to author the newest addition to their urban hiking travel guide series, Walking Berkeley & Oakland. "Most simply put, Walking Berkeley...
Read MoreWe're super stoked about Wilderness Press's upcoming update to 101 Hikes in Southern California, soon to be in its 3rd edition. Scroll to see some of our favorite views captured by author David Money Harris: - Zuma Canyon - - Sandstone Peak - - Los Angeles, from Temescal Ridge...
Read MoreFor the first time in 80 years, Los Angeles again boasts a centralized waterway open for recreational use. A 2.5-mile stretch of the 51-mile river is now open for kayaking, canoeing, paddling, and angling, CNN reported Saturday. The "Elysian Valley" stretch is open to boating...
Read MoreNot all walks are created equal! PDX and Wilderness Press author Becky Ohlsen is guest blogging for Portland's beloved Powell's Books Blog all week this week. In yesterday's post, she discusses how different walking guides have posed a wide array of benefits and challenges: I've always liked...
Read MoreWilderness Press is pretty juiced to announce that Becky Ohlsen's Walking Portland is officially published TODAY! To celebrate, we're giving away 5 FREE COPIES to the first 5 people to share Trekalong w/ their Facebook or Twitter followers! And...
Read MoreIn October 2005, two mountaineers climbing above Mendel Glacier in the High Sierra discovered the mummified remains of a uniformed WWII U.S. Airman frozen in the ice. Who was this man? How long had he been there? Where was his airplane? The "Frozen Airman" discovery created...
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