Laying Low

I took the weekend off for Thanksgiving and am back with some sort of throat cold. I'm going to lay low today and hopefully get a few new posts tomorrow.

Be well!

Happy Thanksgiving to All

Happy Thanksgiving to All - go for a short hike before dinner!

Rottie Hiking

I took our almost 11 month old Rottie out for his second 2 mile this morning/afternoon. It's really effective in spending his bottled up energy. It worked really well since he didn't get any exercise yesterday while we were out.

Cabela's

I received a $10 off coupon in the mail from Cabela's yesterday. For the first time it doesn't have a minimum spend requirement to use it. Too cool. My gaming buddy is coming over this Saturday and I'm going to see if I can drag him over there early to spend my card.

Walking stick

Does anyone hike with a walking stick? I've seen them in stores and some of them are upwards of $100! I'm thinking if you're a avid enough hiker you can find a suitable one in the woods for free.

Hiking Caravan Style

If you're hiking with a group of people, it's always best to let the slowest person lead. Otherwise if a faster hiker is in the lead spot you'll end up losing them far ahead of the pack.

The Treasure Hunt

It's been out for quite some time but has anyone tried Geocaching? It's free and it can be found just about anywhere in the country (USA, that is).

Just pick up a GPS, log on to the website and get some coordinates from your local area. People hide treasure boxes full of cool little stuff and you're supposed to take something to replace the treasure you take once you find it.

Testing some hiking links out

Here's some cool Hiking Books out at Amazon.com. This tool is neat to integrate into my posts here at OB-Hiking as well as my other blogs.

Boots

I'm not sure what other hiking areas are like around the world but I know some of the roads in Pennsylvania are brutal on feet and ankles.

I hiked about 11 miles on the Appalachian trail about 7 years ago and I wore old boots. They did the trick for traction but forget about ankle support on the load of rocks in the road.

Get the best of both functions when picking out a pair of hiking boots and don't be afraid to spend money. My new pair that my wife bought me about 2 years ago are Goretex and keep my feet bone dry in addition to the other features. If you buy cheap boots you'll be buying them again in a year.

Tents

You'll need some shelter that's ultra light and ultra small to fit in your pack. Look for something like this: