Tag: winter
Best ways to protect your skin from cold weather
Cold and windy weather can be cruel to your skin when you’re out hiking on your favorite trail. Wintertime hikes are usually more challenging and…
Helpful tips for walking on snow and ice
Every year there are more than a million reported injuries from falling or slipping on the snow. If you are an outdoors junky, it’s probable…
How to explore Antarctica
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in the southern-most place on Earth? You really can’t reach a goal of hitting…
7 Tips to getting started mountaineering
Getting a view from the top of the world is something you would never forget. But to get up to the top of the world,…
Embracing the Cold: Curing Winter Blues by Enjoying Bluebird Skies
Some people are lucky enough to live in a land blessed with warm weather the entire year, where they remain sun-kissed despite the month. Others,…
Top 5 ski gear essentials: What you really need
Getting back on the mountain is thrilling. It’s exhilarating, refreshing, and there really are few sports out there that will give you the same feeling as…
Healthy reasons to try winter hiking this season
There’s no reason to think that your hiking habit should take an off-season break when the temperatures drop and the mountains have snow caps. Winter…
Ice fishing tips for cold weather lovers
Ice fishing is becoming more and more popular among people of the northern countries. But there is one thing you should know before trying it…
Building a snow trench hotel
When you are in the great outdoors snow hiking, skiing or having any other kind of snow adventure, the knowledge of how to make a…
Outdoor activities in and around Portland
Portland has something for every outdoor lover no matter if what you’re after is a mountain hike or an experience along the Pacific coast. Whitewater…