Tag: nature
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Snowshoes or No Snowshoes? 7 Questions to Ask Before Hitting the Trail

How deep will I sink?? A common question (or at least it should be!) when hiking in snow is whether or not snowshoes are necessary. Take it from me: sinking into deep snow over and over again will quickly ruin your winter hike. “Post-holing”, the term for when your foot sinks and creates a deep…
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Trekking to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon

Hidden deep down in the Grand Canyon there is a blue-green creek that flows through deep, red canyon walls. Along the way, this creek drops almost 100 feet to make Havasu Falls (Havasu means blue-green water). Havasu Falls is a highly coveted destination and is widely photographed, but there are actually five main waterfalls in…