Don’t worry little grasshopper, Boots likes you! Special thanks to the very talented and creative hiker, Geolyn “Boots” Carvin, for letting me share her hilarious cartoons. Her website, On the Trail with Boots McFarland, has many more funny cartoons about the trail adventures of the female hiker, Boots. Boots is based on Geolyn’s years of …
Helen Thayer truly knows how to test the limits! Last month we shared a book review of Helen’s journey to the magnetic north pole, made famous in her acclaimed book, Polar Dream. If you want to hear less about frostbite and polar bear encounters and warm up a bit…how about picking up her next book, …
“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” -John Lubbock, British archaeologist and biologist, 19th century
Spring time is just around the corner… and that means even more opportunities for beautiful days of hiking and viewing spring time wildflowers. But it also brings along the possibility of hiking in the rain. Often times spring and early summer weather can be so unpredictable, and it is important to be prepared for some …
Dennis Blanchard, the author of the wonderful book about hiking the Appalachian Trail called Three Hundred Zeros (see the Hiking Lady book review of Three Hundred Zeroes) just returned from a 500 mile walk of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He and his wife Jane had an amazing experience, and Jane is going to …
Since you are probably sitting in front of a computer right now and need some refreshing views of my favorite national park, take a moment and watch this amazing video of Yosemite. 🙂 The photographer did a time lapse collection of many of Yosemite’s remarkable features. Enjoy!
How many of you love seeing gorgeous wildflowers when you’re out hiking? I just read a great new book describing in vivid detail 50 of the best places to see wildflowers in the world! A few of the spots are in North America, including one of my favorites, the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve near Lancaster, …
Ever wonder what it would be like to ski to the magnetic North Pole? How about doing it alone, at age 50! Helen Thayer did it, and wrote an exciting book about her adventure called Polar Dream. Check out the just published Hiking Lady book review of this adventure story!
Since it is 80 degrees here in Southern California today, I figured I’d share one of my new favorite sports with Hiking Lady readers. What’s SUP? The latest craze in the sports world is SUP, or stand-up paddle surfing. It is immensely fun, a great workout, and can be done on lakes, rivers, bays, or …
That’s why we need to tape together our topographic maps! hehee Special thanks to the very talented and creative hiker, Geolyn “Boots” Carvin, for letting me share her hilarious cartoons. Her website, On the Trail with Boots McFarland, has many more funny cartoons about the trail adventures of the female hiker, Boots. Boots is based …