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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe following is adapted with permission from the introduction to Lizzy Wenk's authoritative John Muir Trail, soon to be released in its 5th editions, from Wilderness Press. Why the JMT is a Must-Hike? The John Muir Trail (or, more simply, the JMT) passes through what many backpackers agree is...
Read MoreThis is an op-ed piece by Anne Rowthorn, compiler of The Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist (Wilderness Press). In John Muir’s book, every day was "Earth Day," and although he was long gone when the US celebrated...
Read MoreThis is a guest post by Trekalong intern Robyn Campbell. Thanks to Hollywood, most people picture California as the stereotypical beach scene. But Northern California holds much more than sunny beaches, palm trees, and surfers; the Northern coast has the world's tallest trees. Literally...
Read MoreBryce Canyon is Utah’s smallest national park—-a glistening jewel cast in hues of yellow, pink, orange, and red. But its name is a misnomer because it isn’t a canyon. Canyons are carved by rivers, while Bryce Canyon is actually a series of eroding cliffs on the...
Read MoreTUCSON -- The Arizona Trail (AZT), one of only 11 official National Scenic Trails in the country, is an 800-plus-mile stretch, spanning north-south from the US-Mexico border to Utah. Along the way, a diverse population of hikers, backpackers, cyclists, trail-runners, trail builders, nature enthusiasts, cross-country...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO -- On Tuesday, Wilderness Press released the second edition of Trees of San Francisco by Mike Sullivan. The first edition, published over 10 years ago, was widely acknowledged for its appeal to the general public, cutting out most scientific and botanical jargon. More a...
Read MoreThe arrival of fall has had us here at Trekalong looking a lot to our forests, as leaves change and landscapes go dormant. So, as a change of pace, how about some musings from another sort of landscape, one that's constantly changing and flourshing, no...
Read MoreWill you spend 30 minutes in Nature, for 30 days straight? We are Wildness (WAW), a hub site for information about wild living, nature, alternative lifestyles, natural diet and wellness, animals and sustainability, has extended this challenge to the world: to spend the month of October devoting...
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