There’s something about the pull of the great outdoors that seeps into your bones. You start off slow, maybe for a walk in the woods near your house. But soon, that call of the wild has you gearing up ...

Pennsylvania is blessed with thousands of acres of rugged and rural public lands that are great for hunting, fishing and hiking. Yet for many who go to these wild places, they stay close to where they ...

Sure, not all who wander are lost. But when you've been walking in circles for hours and your day hike is stretching into an overnight, that saying is cold comfort. The solution? Don't get lost in the ...

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

Basic map and compass instruction will be given from 7-9:30 p.m. June 28 at the North Chagrin Reservation Nature Center, or from 6:30-9 p.m. July 1 at Look About Lodge in South Chagrin Reservation.