Reading Time: 3 minutes Should you take your dog on your next road trip? Can dogs go hiking with you at National Parks? Here’s what you need to know! Hiking with Dogs at National Parks – Are Dogs Allowed? Most parks do allow visitors to bring their dogs. However, in many parks, dogs are […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes 3 Hiking with Dogs Tips for you and your furry friend Hiking with dogs can be such fun! It’s an amazing way to experience nature, get some exercise, and bond with your beloved pet. If you are just getting started, read a few tips about hiking with your dog first.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Exploring the outdoors with your dog is one of the best things you can do for your relationship. You and your dog will both get some exercise and enjoy the beauty of nature together. Plus, your pup will love the opportunity to get outdoors and smell all the new scents!
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The right gear for hiking with your dog helps to make the experience enjoyable for both you and your pet. Make sure you are prepared for a safe trek before you hit the trail. Hiking with your dog, successfully requires planning and specific gear that will aid in a memorable
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Reading Time: 5 minutes After my wife and I scheduled a visit to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, we agreed that an increase to our weekly hiking mileage was in order to prepare for our trip. While our home state of New Jersey sometimes is more known for its urban areas and turnpike exits,
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Reading Time: 5 minutes By October 2018 I had covered some fairly impressive ground: the backcountry of Yosemite including using the cables to summit Half Dome (September 2014) the Laugavegur Trek in Iceland (August 2016) the Thorofare Trek in the southeast corner of Yellowstone (August 2017) the “O” Circuit in Torres del Paine Patagonia
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Outdoors reconnaissance trips can pave the way for greater accomplishments and more adventures. When our daughters were younger, and the winter weather made getting outdoors more difficult, my wife and I would often take Sunday afternoon drives. This was our way to find lakes, rivers, or mountains that we had
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Reading Time: 3 minutes A commercial for Ford Trucks ends with a voice saying, “whatever party you got going on in the back, we got the business up front.” This comes after hearing the classic song, East Bound and Down by Dick Feller / Jerry Hubbard Reed. “East bound and down, loaded up and
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Our house was making some unusual noises as the structure dealt with temperatures falling from the mid-40’s to 5 degrees a few weeks ago. The next day, there was a little snow on the ground, and my weather app reported -10 degrees with wind chill factored in; I decided to
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Reading Time: 2 minutes There are many advantages to hiking in winter. One of the neatest advantages is being able to observe water in its different states. “Water is the only substance that exists in all three phases as gas, liquid, and solid under normal circumstances on Earth.” (World of Earth Science) Hiking in
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