Will 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...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1669" align="alignleft" width="150"] John Vonhof, author of Fixing Your Feet (Wilderness Press)[/caption] SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area ultra-runner and foot care expert John Vonhof will travel to the Amazon rainforest in October to provide foot care to participants of this year's Amazon Jungle Marathon. The race will take...
Read MoreHappy Friday, Trekalong trekkers! As we go into Labor Day Weekend, here are a few of our favorite hiking news stories from this past week. Enjoy a few tales of outdoor adventure as inspiration to get outside for the last holiday of summer! Students Earn College...
Read MoreAfter nearly 15 years of being banned, the National Park Service is now finally allowing use of fixed anchors on federally-managed, designated climbing routes within park confines. This is good news for all you climbing junkies out there heading to the monumental parks' peaks this...
Read MoreAs Walk Score has pointed out, many of our country's major cities are becoming more walkable, and thus, more sustainable. It's becoming more popular to ditch the car and walk to the grocery, dining, shopping, and other errands. Here, we will share with you some fantastic...
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 MoreIt's here! The 2012 Keen Catalog featuring all of the newest titles from Menasha Ridge Press, Wilderness Press and Clerisy Press. Give any of the imprints a call to get a copy or click here to download a PDF of the entire catalog right now....
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