My dad returning to Yosemite Valley, a place he knew well as a teenager in the 60's. While not everyone grew up in a traditional family structure, this article can apply to anyone who has a loving relationship with a family member who was part of your upbringing. For me, that was my parents, but...

Apart from time, some money, and an open mind, the act of traveling doesn't really require much from the traveler. Still, there's always an incident where I find myself saying "I wish I knew how to do that". Here are some skills I wish I learned before I started traveling: Tying knots. I used to...

If you're like me, you like to just throw down a tent wherever the fancy strikes you, and camp your butt off. Sometimes you don't want to deal with the hassle of going to a campground, sometimes you don't want to deal with the COST of going to a campground (I almost choked when I...

The ultralight backpacking craze started with one Ray Jardine and the Pacific Crest Trail Hikers' Handbook , which outlined Mr. Jardine's efforts to hike the PCT with the absolute minimum weight of pack. Since then, ultralighters have refined their gear until a tent can weight 2 pounds, a backpack 4lbs, and a stove only 12...