Guides

Earth Day is on April 22nd every year! Learn about the history of Earth Day and about the Leave No Trace Principles. How will you be celebrating Earth Day this year?

When hiking in the wild, you’re sure to come across wildlife. Knowing how to interact or not interact with which animals and during what seasons is exhausting sometimes. Here are a few guidelines that apply to just about every animal you'll encounter in the wild.

Do you really know where the s’more came from? Early memories come from popular films like “The Sandlot” but they had to exist before that right? But you already know about s’mores. Here’s a few favorite campfire recipes that maybe you haven’t heard of. If you have, we want to know about it. Leave a comment, tell us what you’ve tried and liked. If you have your own recipe that we are missing out on, let us know!

You need information to plan a trip. Thanks to the internet, information is everywhere. Sometimes there's even too much information. So, how do you know what you need to know when planning a hike? 

A brief break down of some equipment that you could bring to improve your hiking experience. Spoiler: you should probably have more than just a water bottle.

No one likes to find someone elses human waste. It's kind of an uncomfortable topic to approach, but Shingo Ohkawa feels it's a burden he can carry. There are misconceptions about proper waste removal on the trail. Shingo hopes to clear some of these up and give people the tools they need to be even better at leave no trace regarding this specific kind of waste.