Chub rub, chafe, friction rub, monkey butt, crotch rot, heat rash – whatever you call this unfortunate phenomenon, you know what I’m talking about and for hikers it’s a total pain in the… ahem… nether regions! It may be an uncomfortable… Read More ›
Skills
Free 7-part course in basic map & compass skills
Someone asked on a FB group that I belong to about what to look for in a good compass. In addition to that information, he got a lot of free advice about learning how to use a compass. Well, it… Read More ›
Fit enough to do your thing
Some of you might know my superhero alter identity. Nights and weekends I am Scoutmaster and Adventure Dude, but weekdays I am a mild-mannered Exercise Physiologist at a Cardiac Rehab program at a Regional Hospital. Yesterday I had the pleasure… Read More ›
10 outdoor essentials
Outdoor gurus tell us that there are approximately ten things (or types of things) that you ought to take with you whenever you go on an outdoor adventure that is any more remote than your own yard. Some of these… Read More ›
A handful of my most miserable misadventures
Someone told me once that “adventurer” is a French word that means, “crummy planner.” I’m not 100% sure about that translation but I am pretty sure that “adventure” is just a shortented form of “misadventure” – an old word that… Read More ›
How to build a 72-hour emergency kit
How to prepare for a hurricane or any natural disaster or emergency
Throw-back Thursday: 2005 Hurricane Katrina
If not for Hurricane Katrina in 2005, I am pretty sure there would be no such thing as the Roaming Parkers. I don’t believe in coincidences. I do believe in a woman’s intuition, and wholeheartedly believe in miracles. This is… Read More ›
