Today’s post is the fifth in a series on some of the basics to consider, if you are new to hiking, to help ensure you have a safe and enjoyable hike from the start. This post is also the third, within those five, specifically looking at hiking … [Continue reading]
OK, in the last post, we looked at hiking pants and / or shorts for the trail when getting started with hiking. Today we're moving swiftly along to the upper regions of the body to look at shirts and tees. What Shirts and Tees are Good … [Continue reading]
Tomorrow I am flying out to Spain to do the pilgrim’s walk of ‘El Camino de Santiago’. El Camino de Santiago, also known as the way of St. James, is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia Northern Spain. The … [Continue reading]
This is the third post in a series on some of the initial things to consider, if you are new to hiking, to help ensure you have as comfortable and pleasant a hiking experience as possible when starting out. So far we've looked at where to go and how … [Continue reading]
This is the second post in a series, for people brand new to hiking, on some items for consideration and review before setting out on your first hike! In the last post we started by looking at where to go for a first hike. Distance may seem … [Continue reading]
Today’s post is the start of a series on some of the basics to consider if you are new to hiking and want to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable hiking experience from the get-go! I want to start to share some thoughts on areas for consideration for … [Continue reading]
This post is a short one which looks at some of the benefits of hiking. Hiking is such a great activity to get involved in if you are new to it. There are many, many reasons to get started with hiking and below I touch on just some of … [Continue reading]