Activities
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Hiking the John Muir Trail
By Kristin Hanes When I decided to hike 230 miles of the John Muir Trial through the California Sierra Nevada with my boyfriend, there was nothing to warn me how hard it might be. I joined the John Muir Trail Facebook group, with thousands of members, all of them posting beautiful pictures of alpine lakes,…
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Backcountry Camping for better health
How Backcountry Camping can decrease Stress, Pain, and Renew your Appreciation for Life. By Amy Fahlman Overworked, overstressed, not enough hours in a day, responsible for too many tasks, projects, or people? As a physiotherapist, I commonly encounter how a high demand, high distraction lifestyle manifests not only as mental anguish but physical pain.…
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Camping in Beautiful Bhutan is not as Far Reaching as You Think
By Mary Lyons When I tell people I went to Bhutan, I get mixed reactions. Sometimes I get asked, “Where’s Bhutan?” Others say, “Oh, is everybody really happy there?” in reference to their reputation for measuring Gross National Happiness. But the response I get most often is, “Wow, I want to go there, but ______…”…
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Experience the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup
By Robin EH. Bagley If you’re on the lookout for new, memorable experience, point your compass toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. Every September, Custer State Park rounds up their herd of 1,300 buffalo, not something you see every day. Disclaimer: the proper name for these animals is American Bison; however, they are colloquially…
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Hike the Mendenhall Glacier Ice Caves
By Joy Sheehan Hike the Mendenhall Glacier Ice Caves before it’s too late! Located just 12 miles outside of downtown Juneau, Alaska sits the Mendenhall Glacier. Hundreds of thousands of visitors gaze upon its beauty each year, but very few people actually see it from its most beautiful angle: the inside. Inside the glacier is a series of ice caves that…
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Getting Misty in the Cloud Peak Wilderness
By Robin EH. Bagley If you don’t mind running across a stray moose or getting a little chilly at night, consider a trip to Misty Moon Lake in the Cloud Peak Wilderness in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains. This summer we took two trips to this area on the western side of the Bighorns. This is one…
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Moon Running
A creative essay… By Emily Pennington The moment I decide to start trail running is around 4:51 pm on a Friday, my body tepid from four hours of sleep and sunset crawling over the horizon by the minute. Armed with a muddy pair of tennis shoes and no headlamp, I set off for…
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Ask Natalie video program for women outdoor adventurers starts today!
By Nicole Anderson If you have seen posts published on Camping for Women’s YouTube, Facebook or Twitter accounts over the past two weeks, you might already have seen the video trailers of the brand new and exciting ‘Ask Natalie’ program. If you haven’t seen or heard what all the fuss is about yet, then do…
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Natural Bridge Campground in Oregon
Three ways to enjoy Natural Bridge Campground in Oregon By Rita Myers I think there’s something extremely magical about the world around us that it never seems to run out of beautiful places to see or exciting things to do. Just when you think you’ve “seen it all,” a new thing comes along to surprise…
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Beautiful Treks in the North of Italy
By Alessia Morello If you are a trekking lover, the north of Italy with its thousands of trails is the ideal place to go. There are certainly Beautiful Treks in the North of Italy. Whether you decide to go trekking in the Alps, Dolomites or Friulian Dolomites, the scenery will always be spectacular and full of pleasant…