Gear Review: KÜHL FREEFLEX Shorts and KÜHL VANTAGE Shorts
Comfort and Performance in the Wild and Beyond Three solid weeks of gear testing KÜHL’s FREEFLEX and VANTAGE women’s shorts. To say that I lived in these two pairs of KÜHL shorts from the...
Comfort and Performance in the Wild and Beyond Three solid weeks of gear testing KÜHL’s FREEFLEX and VANTAGE women’s shorts. To say that I lived in these two pairs of KÜHL shorts from the...
Distance: 10.12 miles Elevation gain: 3,308 feet Date: February 27, 2019 Time: 7 hours 21 minutes Bathrooms: Clean, flushing toilets in the Georgetown Visitor Center (year-round option); Summer hikers can benefit from toilets at the...
We’ve been saying this for years, but our sign at Fort Reno, DC’s Highpoint, is ALMOST HERE! We have a near final design. Next steps are fabrication and installation with hopefully a dedication ceremony,...
Date: September 21, 2017 & June 25, 2018 Distance: 8.9 miles round trip via Queens Canyon Trail Elevation: 13,140 feet Vertical gain: 4,400 feet Calories burned: 5,444 (according to AllTrails recording) Time: 11 hours Bathrooms: none Attempt...
Thank you to our readers for the support and open dialogue this year! We love connecting with each of you. We’ve been talking about this for years, but our sign at Fort Reno is making...
A Must for Outdoor Needs Indestructible, solid, hearty, and just plain awesome are descriptions that come to mind after testing the Fenix HL60R Rechargeable Headlamp. This premium headlamp was perfect for an alpine start...
In need of a quality headlamp at a great price? Rovor’s Martel BuddyBlinder 4 Mode LED Headlamp Flashlight has all the trimmings. I began wearing this headlamp camping in a torrential downpour in...
Like most distance hikers and runners, we rely heavily on gels, bars, and chews to keep ourselves going. We’re always looking for something new, and were excited to try a variety of Fuel100’s Electro-Bites, including:...
Date: June 6, 2015 Distance: 2.5 miles round trip Elevation: 1,235 feet Bathrooms: High Point Park a few minutes away Since Jill and I started this crazy hobby we fondly refer to as highpointing,...
Distance: 1 mile, RT on a paved path Elevation gain: 330 feet Bathrooms: Located at the visitor’s center Jill: March 2012 I procrastinated for weeks on this summit report because there are just so many other...
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