Backpacking | Challenged Hiking

Trail update: Batavia Kill Trail and Lean-to

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Backpacking, Catskills, Hiking Batavia Kill Lean-to, Batavia Kill Trail

It’s been a while since I’ve been up in the Black Dome Valley. I read that the original Batavia Kill lean-to had been decommissioned and the new one constructed. As of this writing, I had

The heat is coming: Strategies to prevent heat stress during exercise

June 30, 2018May 21, 2018 Backpacking, For Beginners, Hiking, Skills & FAQS, Tips Dehydration, heat acclimatization, Heat Illness, heat stress, Hydration, hyponatremia, Water

For the human body water is the most important nutrient. Water makes up about 60% of the average person’s weight but can range from 45% to 75% (Campbell & Spano, 2011). Euhydration is a state

Bear alert in the Adirondacks at Slant Rock (and heat in NY)

June 29, 2018July 1, 2018 Adirondacks, Backpacking Black Bear, Johns Brook Valley, Slant Rock

In a rare and prudent request, Ranger Scott VanLaer (NYSDEC) has requested that backpackers heading into the Johns Brook Valley NOT camp at Slant Rock this weekend due to bear activity. The bear is reported

Ashokan High Point Hike and Map

June 20, 2018January 4, 2019 Backpacking, Catskills, Hiking Ashokan High Point, Ashokan High Point Map, Catskill 67, High Point, Hoopole Mountain, Kanape Brook Trail

Being so close to the Hudson Valley it is a wonder that Ashokan High Point did not succumb to the same fate as some of the northern Catskill peaks by having a hotel built on

Rant: Adirondack and Catskill crowding, ignorance and other problems

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 Adirondacks, Backpacking, Camping, Catskills, Environment, Hiking

In the past number of years, the foot travel in the backcountry in New York has exploded. And that’s okay. My daughter and I were out for a short hike to Burnt Knob during the

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