Knees and ankles warmed up and ready to climb! Hike like a Goat A 7-Part Skills Series Part 5— Ankles and Knees This 7-part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind...
My Honey, using the hiking pole for stability and to pull herself up out of the creek bed Hike like a Goat A 7-Part Skills Series Part 4—Hiking Poles This 7-part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted...
Hike Like a Goat A 7-Part Skills Series Part 3—Surface Contact This 7-part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind with all of its timidness and tentativeness. In...
A very special place my husband had always wanted to take a lady before we met! Being here made all the oopsies worth it! Guestpost by Loral Pepoon (Honey) Today was kind of a crazy day on the trail. It seemed like we couldn’t get it together—and things kept going...
Hike like a Goat A 7 Part Skills Series Part 2—Center of Gravity This 7 part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind with all of its timidness and tentativeness. In...
Hike Like a Goat This 7 part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind with all of its timidness and tentativeness. In other words she wanted to Walk Like a Goat. When...
Practicing "trail goat" skills Have you ever had a conversation with someone and realized that you can’t explain how or why you do what you do? I found myself in just such a conversation of our first all day hike. We had hiked 4.5 miles up to Weser Bald with some good...
Using your arms with slightly bended knees leaning a bit forward are all ways to be better balanced on the trail! I (Loral) have always struggled with being a prone to tripping—even on a city sidewalk. When I first moved to Chicago years ago and got places...
Running along the dock in Chicago More tone, more strength, more fun—Imagine dropping your pack to climb down 400 feet into a depression to get to the bottom or a water fall. You take in the cool spray and enjoy the scene. You climb back out when you are ready, put...