The Outdoor Weblog

Homeowners want function, efficiency and fire pits in their outdoor space, according to the 2011 ASLA Residential Trends Survey. The survey asked residential landscape architecture professionals to ra…

Exploring the great outdoors via a hiking tour can be terrific for seasoned backpackers and adventurers. Some people like to go hiking in groups, such as with their friends or family. Other people, ho…

Are you a hiker who is looking to explore nature? I would suggest that you head to south of Utah as early as March or as late as October in northern mountains to get to see some beautiful wildflowers….

ABC News in phoenix arizona has an excellent report on hiking in extreme temperatures. While few of us will ever have to worry about the sort of temperatures Phoenix sees in the summer, it's impo…

With the camping, hiking and general outdoors season in full swing, another traditional summertime season has begun – Forest fire season.

Anyone heading into the wilds needs to check on local fire c…

Next week marks anniversary of the Donner Party disaster. For those who do not know, the group of migrants became trapped in snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains (yes, the same mountains Steve Fossett&…

The sheer will to survive never ceases to amaze me. Lillian Ruth Simpson was rescued after floating for 19 hours on a water container off the coast of Maui.

Simpson was canoeing alone when winds fli…

While reading an article about Steve Fossett, I came across Desert Survivors. According to their website, the group of 690 members is a "non-profit organization founded in 1981 with the mission o…

If you're ever lost in the outdoors, your main thought should be survival – literally S.U.R.V.I.A.L. The U.S. Army Survival Manual provides this list for you to keep in mind if the worst should ha…

After reporting on the tragic death of James Kim – who was found dead after his family was lost in the Oregon mountains – SFGate.com's Tom Stienstra speculated that the Kim family was using a pape…