The first time I spent a night in the woods with nothing but a knife, a tarp, and my own skills, I learned more about myself than any luxury camping trip had ever taught me. There I was, crouched next to a fire I’d started with flint and steel, eating fish I’d caught with a […]
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Last weekend, I stood on a gorgeous mountain peak after a challenging 8-mile hike, phone in hand, staring at the most incredible sunset I’d ever seen. But when it came time to post the photo, I found myself completely stumped. How do you capture the feeling of sweaty accomplishment, natural beauty, and pure adventure in
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I’ll never forget my first “real” camping trip. It was one of those weekends you think will be an Instagram dream—fresh pine air, stars overhead, campfire stories. In reality? Drizzling rain, a tent that refused to cooperate, a soggy cooler, and forgotten toilet paper. By nightfall, “fun” had given way to chaos. That disaster taught
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The first waterfall I ever hiked to was Multnomah Falls in Oregon, and I’ll never forget the moment I rounded the final bend on the trail and saw that majestic 620-foot cascade plummeting down through the Columbia River Gorge. The thundering sound, the cool mist on my face, and the sheer power of nature right
The notification sound was the first thing I missed. Then the Instagram scroll. By hour six of our phones being completely dead at a remote Colorado campground, my teenage nephew was pacing the campsite like a caged animal. “What do people even DO out here?” he asked, gesturing helplessly at the mountains. That’s when my
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The first time I stood at a trailhead completely alone, pack on my back and no hiking buddy beside me, I felt equal parts terrified and exhilarated. My friends thought I was crazy. “What if you get hurt?” they asked. “What if you get lost?” But something deep inside me craved that solitude, that chance
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The Coffee That Saved My Morning on the Trail I’ve had my share of camping disasters. The worst? Waking up before sunrise on a frigid morning in the Rockies, shivering in my tent, realizing my fancy French press had shattered in my backpack during the hike up. No backup. My dream of slowly sipping cowboy
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Last summer at a trail near Asheville, I watched an experienced hiker gracefully navigate rocky terrain without any shoes on his feet. While other hikers carefully picked their way over loose stones in heavy boots, he seemed to dance across the trail with perfect balance and awareness. That encounter introduced me to the world of
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Last summer, I found myself staring at my reflection in a mountain lake during a solo camping trip in Colorado, wondering why my usual hiking routine wasn’t keeping the weight off like it used to. That morning, as I sipped my black camp coffee while watching the sunrise, I noticed something interesting—I wasn’t reaching for
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Three years ago, I watched a fellow hiker turn around just two miles into what should have been an epic 10-mile trail adventure in the Rockies. She was wearing cotton jeans that had soaked through with sweat, carrying only a single water bottle for an 8-hour hike, and had no backup plan when storm clouds
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