outdoors

Snowshoeing Idyllwild: What a Way to Winter Wonderland it!

Thumbnail image for Snowshoeing Idyllwild: What a Way to Winter Wonderland it! by Gina "SuuperG" Stark February 3, 2011 Hiking

Share I once held the opinion that snow shoeing seemed dull and plodding.  I was foolishly comparing it to my other winter sport of choice: downhill skiing.  Now I know better 🙂 True, there is the absence of the adrenaline rush, unless you count, of course, the hair curling screams of local abominable snow beasts […]

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Hiking Stats: Nature Makes Me a Fool

Thumbnail image for Hiking Stats: Nature Makes Me a Fool by Gina "SuuperG" Stark May 22, 2010 Hiking

Share“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.”  John Muir I love hiking. I may have mentioned this before but it’s my blog so I’m allowed to repeat myself. 🙂  I have some very fine and savvy hiking friends who have even taught mountaineering courses with the Sierra Club and they have outlined strict guidelines […]

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