Hiking in Hot Weather Hiking during hot humid weather is like doing calisthenics in a sauna but less fun. When you're hiking in hot weather, it is easy to get overheated and this can happen faster than you expect. The other problem with overheating is as you are heating up the cognitive functioning in your brain is decreasing. That translates to poor decision making skills … [Read more...] about Cibolo Nature Center Hike – Hiking in Texas
Free Hike: Miami Whitewater Forest
Hiking the Badlands, Timberlake, & Oakleaf trails of Hamilton County Parks are a bit like what you would expect to see if you could walk into a story wonderland. Under the high canopy of oaks, hickories, and sugar maples, anything might be possible – hobbits, Cheshire cats, world peace. However, the most stunning feature of the woods is the sunlight filtered by thousands of … [Read more...] about Free Hike: Miami Whitewater Forest
Spring Hiking: Hueston Woods State Park, Ohio
Hueston Woods sits on the Cincinnati Arch which is a geological term for this area of land that used to be a shallow sea. There is even a designated area where you can collect the Ordovician fossils (ancient marine animals) year-round. However, I believe the best part of Hueston Woods is the hiking trails. My favorite time to visit is in spring as there is a plethora of spring … [Read more...] about Spring Hiking: Hueston Woods State Park, Ohio
Hiking Meditation
Hiking is a form of therapy or meditation for me and I’ve listened to other people talk about how hiking helps them think. I feel that the reason that hiking is like meditation is when you hike you have to pay just enough attention to where you are stepping so you don’t trip and this means you aren’t looking at a phone to check your email or text messages. You are present in … [Read more...] about Hiking Meditation
Gizmos I Love: Meet Garmin 60 Series
Hiking for 60 Hikes within 60 Miles Cincinnati required some specialized field gear like a GPS mapping unit. The GPS mapping system allows me to create trail maps that are crazy accurate. If you are mapping trails, you want the mapped trail to be as close as possible to the actual trail because being off 30-50 feet is a big damn deal. After trying out one unit, in July, … [Read more...] about Gizmos I Love: Meet Garmin 60 Series
