Jan 21 2009
Outside Afoot
I’m taking a hike. I’m hitting the trail. I’m heading out. What do you feel when you hear any of these comments? A desire to pull on your hiking boots? A wish to pack up your rucksack and head out? A thrilling tingle up the spine and a sense of adventure? Me, too.
So what’s your fancy, then? How about a stroll through the woods. Or a brisk march along a windy beach. Perhaps a scramble up a rocky crag, or a ‘shoe through powdery, deep snow. Or maybe you’re a wildlife watcher and like to move out in see your favorite critters. You’ve all come to the right place. Just select the titles below which interest you. Check back often as we publish more articles about heading outside afoot.
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- Doc in a Box: Building Your Own Medical Kit
- Girl Talk: Going It Alone—Can You Solo Safely?
- Hooking Up: Perils and Pitfalls of Not Going It Alone
- Ten Things No Adventurer Should Leave Home Without
- The Survival Kit That’s Always With You
- To Build a Fire…Carrying the Ten Essentials Isn’t Enough
- Hanging Around the Backcountry: How to Hang Food Bags
- Lightning Is Frigntening—And Deadly
- Lightning Does Strike Twice
- On Thin Ice—Is It Safe?
Fitness, Health, and Well-Being
- Trekmor—Clothing to Go
- The Real Bottom Line: Keeping Your Feet Warm on Winter Trails
- Evaluating NEOS Explorer® Overboots
- Evaluating NEOS Trekkers® Overboots
- How to Fold NEOS Trekkers®
- The Far-Seeing Eye: Focusing on Monoculars
- Another Leg to Stand On: From Cow Cane to Trekking Pole
- The Rucksack That Came in from the Cold War
- The Secrets of My Getaway Pack
- Picture This! Organizing Your Getaway
- Outdoor Products Pinnacle Pack: A First Look
- Making Connections: Carabiner Basics
- Tying the Water Knot
- My Search for the Ideal Sleeping Bag
- DON’T Get Stuffed! Give Your Stored Sleeping Bag Room to Breathe
- The Mother of Comfort: Sleeping on Air
- How to Keep Your Bum Happy in a World Without Upholstered Chairs
- How to Erect a Tarp Shelter
- In Search of the Ideal Tent
- Sheltering Your Assets: Getting Under Cover Fast!
- Picture This! A Look Inside My Ditty Bag
- Little Luxuries That Don’t Weigh You Down
- Tempest in a Teapot: The Portable Samovar
- The Perfect Cooker? The Trangia Spirit Burner
- Keeping it Simple With the Trangia Spirit Burner
- A Simple Fire Starter You Can Make
- No Free Lunch for Bruin and Mickey? A Food-Safe From the Recycling Bin
Way-for and How-to for Trekkers
- Sheltering Your Assets: Getting Under Cover Fast!
- Learning the Ropes: A Knotty Problem Solved
- Never Tie a Knot Again? Not on Your Life!
- Amphibious Trekking: Rediscovering the World on Your Doorstep
- Discovering the Freedom of the Hills
- Weekend Adventures: How To Get Away From It All (Part 1) by Farwell Forrest
- Weekend Adventures: How To Get Away From It All (Part 2) by Farwell Forrest
- Weekend Adventures: On the Water by Farwell Forrest
- Taking the Measure of the Wind by Farwell Forrest
- Wet Weather Doesn’t Have to Dampen Your Spirits
- Filling Those Dark Hours in Camp
- Wild Swimming? Is there Any Other Way?
Outside in Winter—Gear and Techniques
- Evaluating Yaktrax® Traction Devices
- Getting a Grip on Cross-Country Poles: They’re Not Just for Skiing
- The Pleasures of Winter: Walking on Water
- Evaluating Redfeather® Eagle V-Tail Snowshoes
- If the Shoe Fits: Tips For First-Time Snow Walkers
- The Ups and Downs of Snowshoeing Steep Slopes
- Weathering Winter in Style by Farwell Forrest
- Exploring the Frozen World by Farwell Forrest
- On Thin Ice—Is It Safe? A Series by Farwell Forrest
Navigation, Field Communications, and Map Care
- Hit By a Zombie Surprise: The New and Not-So-Improved Silva Huntsman Compass
- Why Has the Little Huntsman Compass Grown So Big?
- The Brunton 27LU Compass: The Huntsman Rechristened
- Pathfinder or Paperweight? Does Your GPS Have a Future?
- When Your GPS Is Not Your Friend&mdsah;And Why Death Valley Is Well Named
- Where On Earth Am I? My Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS Knows For Sure
- A Case for My GPS: First Look at GPS Outfitters’ Micro Pack
- On the Map: Is History Vanishing Before Our Eyes?
- On the Map: Traditional Navigation in a Digital World
- DeLorme Atlases Put You On the Map
- Winning the Paper Chase: Map Management Made Easy
- Meet my Pocket Transcriptionist—A SanDisk Sansa Clip
- One For the Road—The Kindle 3G
- DIY Body Armor for Vulnerable Electronics
Reflections, Commentary, and Philosophical Rambling
- Little Girl, Big Dog—Trouble on the Trail?
- A Nation of the Car, by the Car, for the Car…
- The Wildness in Our Midst
- There’s No Such Thing as a Wasteland
- The Law of Inverse Appreciation
- The Law of Inverse Appreciation Revisited
- Silent Summer: The Voice of the Wilderness Fades Away
- The Wilderness Mystique: Exploring the Landscape of the Mind
- Up North: Reflections on Mystique, Reality, and Magic
- Ah, Wilderness! Of Spam and the River
All About Turtles and Amphibians
- Hop Aboard and Become a Turtle Taxi!
- A Guide for Turtle Taxis: PRINTABLE PAGE
- The Courage of Turtles
- Helping Turtles Cross the Road
- A Good News Story: Florida Turtles Get a Helping Hand
- Another Ride, Another Turtle Saved
- The Turtle and the Cyclist
- Another Snapper Saved
- Another Turtle Saved by an Angel
- Turtle Taxis Save Two Turtles… And More Turtle News!
- Another Turtle Taxi Triumph! A Big Ol’ Snapper Saved
- Another Turtle Rescue: Not Just One, Nor Two, but 17 Snappers Saved!
- On the Lookout for Turtles Tempting Fate
- Florida Turtles Get a Helping Hand
- First Turtle Taxi Rescue of the Year
- Creatures of Water, Creatures of Earth—The Double Life of Amphibians
- What’s That in the Pool? Looks Like Frog Spawn to Me!
Hazards and Threats to Wildlife
- Monofilament, Lead, Hooks—The Deadly Trio
- Monofilament, Deadly Deceiver
- A Tangled Web: Anglers’ Friend Turns Foe
- Seeing Zebras: What to Do When Aliens Come to a Waterway Near You
- Burning Issues
Small World! Insects, Spiders, Bugs…
- The Big Small World of the Woolly Bear
- The Ladybug Convocation
- Sucker! The Skillfull Leech
- No Sluggards, These!
- Late Winter on The River: The Fleas I Love to See
- Going to the Birds
- The Remarkable Woodpecker
- A Question of Identity: The Robin Who Thinks She’s a Jay
- The Last Chickadee
- The Sounds of Silence—A Chickadee Looks at His World
- Talking Turkey
- Turkey for Breakfast, for Lunch, and…
- Scat! Who’s Passed This Way?
- The Mysterious Appeal of Skunk Scat
- A Walk on the Wild Side: Making Tracks
- Wildcountry Palimpsest: Incident in a Beech Wood
- Wildcountry Palimpsest: The Track of the Porcupine
- Wildcountry Palimpsest: The Devil of the Woods
- Little Stinkers!
- Family Matters: A Picnic in the Dark
- Cute and Clever: The Ingenuity of Chipmunks
- Another Voice Heard From: A Chipmunk Speaks Her Mind
- Ratatosk: It’s a Squirrel’s Life
- The Lord of the Trees
- Hanging Out in High Places: Chipmunks in the Trees!
- Otterly Unbelievable! Mother Saves Children From Onrushing Torrent
- A Tale of Two Tails: Is it a Beaver or a Muskrat?
- Busy as a Beaver
- The Living Legacy of the North American Beaver
- Boyz in the Woods
- Stinkhorns, Earthtongues and Dead-man’s Fingers
- Up to Scratch? The Noxious Twins—Poison Ivy and Poison Oak
- Going Green: A Late Spring Riverwalk
- Make Way for B-Lines: A Call for Wildflower Networks
- In the Company of Trees
- Balsam: The Fragrant Fir
- The Hardy Tamarack: The Evergreen That Isn’t
- The Noble Beech
- The Scent of Apples
- In the Midst of Death… The Lively World of Dead Trees
- “What Good is a Dead Tree!”
- The Growl of Chainsaws
Heavens Above! Astronomy and Weather
- Once in a Blue Moon…
- Such Groans of Roaring Wind and Rain…
- Whiteout! Lake-Effect Snow, for Better or Worse
- It’s HOT Out There!
- The Dynamics of Moving Water: Theme and Variation
- The Dynamics of Moving Water: Rhythm and Tempo
- Discourse of Rivers: A Tale of Two Rivers
- Discourse of Rivers: Current Affairs
- Keeper by Name, Keeper by Nature
- The Joy of Swamps
- Salt Marshes
- Coastwise: Exploring the World at Land’s End
- On the Beach
- Surf’s Up! Where the Sea Meets the Land
- Eskers: Remembrance of Rivers Past
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Legacies From the Last Ice Age
- I Like These Potholes
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