PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Travel bug takes 28-year-old to 5 continents - 2 more to go!
February 08, 2018
In 2009, Luke Kelly was talked into taking a camping trip to Alaska that would change his life. The Red Hook native and 2012 graduate of Ithaca College had never been too far outside of his hometown before his best friend convinced him to go to Alaska, which he enjoyed so much, he took a summer job there for five years, working on a salmon fishing boat, helping to fund his future travels...
How to Choose the Right Sleeping Bag
May 14, 2018
I was a 19-year-old kid, weeks away from leaving on my first camping trip to Alaska. I’d never slept in the woods before, and I hadn’t spent a single night in a sleeping bag. When it came to purchasing one for myself, I had no idea where to start. I was a total rookie...
5 Tips for Staying Comfortable Hiking in the Mud
April 17, 2018
Spring’s arrival is often a welcome change for the hikers, backpackers, and weekend warriors among us. It means that we can finally shed those cumbersome layers of wool and down, hit our favorite recently-thawed trails, and enjoy some warm weather for the first time in months. But, with spring comes mud, and a lot of it...
6 Tips for Hiking After Dark
September 20, 2017
By the third quarter of the 2013 Super Bowl, it was completely dark out in the sleepy village of El Chaltén in Patagonia. My buddy and I had been camping two hours away at Laguna Capri and, on a whim, decided to hike down the mountain and into town to catch the first half of the game at a small café...
5 Tips for Cold-Weather Workouts
November 22, 2016
If the thought of winter’s shorter days and freezing temperatures makes you want to grab a fleece blanket and go into hibernation on your couch, you’re not alone. It’s the time of the year when people tend to gain body fat, skip workouts, and just feel generally blah.