Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace Travelling through remote and wild places is an amazing experience.  We want to leave the magical places as we found them, and Leave No Trace Principles is how we can do that. 1) Plan Ahead and Prepare Being well prepared for your adventure is good for...
Getting Ready for Hiking Season

Getting Ready for Hiking Season

Hiking season is coming up, and we are itching to get out on the trails!  Here are a few tips & tricks that will help your spring hiking season get off to a great start. Get Your Body Ready A common mistake that hikers make every spring is to think that they can...
Snowshoe Basics

Snowshoe Basics

Snowshoe Basics I like to think of snowshoeing the same way Gandalf referred to Hobbits; “Hobbits really are amazing creatures.  You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you at a pinch.”...
Outdoor Community Within Prince George, BC

Outdoor Community Within Prince George, BC

It’s been wild to see the interest in outdoor activity grow these past few years. From hiking clubs, snowmobile club, naturalists and so much in between there is something for everyone. Most clubs are member clubs with the Prince George Backcountry Recreation Society....
Ten Essentials for Modern Hikers

Ten Essentials for Modern Hikers

Many hikers have heard that they should bring “the ten essentials” with them on every hike.  Who came up with the list?  Do we really have to bring them all? The original list was developed in the 1930’s by The Mountaineers, a Seattle based outdoor group.  The goal...