Face it: it’s cold outside! That has us taking shorter hikes and trips, staying close to the hearth and warmth. One good thing about the cold weather is that I find time to read more. Which is one reason I’m never sad to see the winter days arrive.
One Minnesota Twins fan has the same idea. [...]

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Here is an interesting post from one of our networked authors. You can read more by Ron Chase on his blog Chase Outdoors.
Mount Greylock - Inspired Moby Dick?
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, hike to the top of Mount Greylock, Massachusetts highpoint, each year.  Few, if any, realize that this impressive whale-shaped peak that dominates the western Massachusetts landscape may [...]

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I love the story Tony Padegimas uses to open up his post:
It is said that when the cynic philosopher Diogenes, who, among other things, was the first philosopher of the “Go-Lite” movement, saw a young boy drinking from a stream with his hands, the philosopher tossed aside his cup, grumbling, “A child has beaten me [...]

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Let’s give it up for the American Hiking Society’s great success in pushing the U.S. Congress to pass (on March 25) the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. Not impressed yet? Well. . . just think: Protection for two million acres of Wilderness, 5,000 miles of trails, 1,000 miles of rivers, PLUS legislation for the 26-million-acre [...]

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The other day we posted the Wilderness Press catalog online and today we’re unleashing the Menasha Ridge Press and Clerisy Press joint-catalog into the wild as well.
So check it out and pass it along.
Once you get chance to ‘flip’ through the pages though, drop us a note to let us know how we’re doing!

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In the world of websites and widgets Scribd is conquering much of the clutter out there. They are proving to be a good fit for us as well. That’s why we have uploaded this season’s catalogs to their system for folks to discover and view.
Here is a Scribd widget embedded in our little blog showcasing [...]

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Author Steve Ausherman maintains a list of updates and changes to his popular hiking book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque. If you follow the link, you will find map supplements, new photos and additional coordinates to compliment the book’s hiking routes and profiles.
Steve also says he’s starting to collect gps data for some [...]

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The website Planeta.com, self-described as a global journal of practical ecotourism, has just named Traveler’s Tool Kit: Mexico & Central America by Rob Sangster and Tim Leffel, a book of the year in its guidebook category. This is the third year that Planeta.com has featured Book of the Year Awards and the website reports that [...]

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It’s here and available for sale! The latest edition of Ron Dalby’s Guide to the Alaska Highway has shipped, just in time for the gorgeous weather and unbelievable Alaska travel season. This fantastic guide goes beyond the lists and basic points of interest and draws on Ron’s 35 trips worth of experience (not to mention his breathtaking photos!) You can [...]

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Mountain Bike! Orange County author David Womack has started a new blog. Now you can follow David as he posts about everything from biking to author appearances.

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