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1. 100 Things I'm Thankful For Lensmaster LittleIsMore (aka Claudette Mitchell) started a thread in the SquidU forums titled, "What are you thankful for?"  She wrote:   Although I knew how important it was to be thankful, I only learned a few years ago the sign...
2. Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer Are you intrigued by stories about wilderness rescues and searches for missing hikers or mountain climbers? If so, perhaps becoming a Search and Rescue--often referred to as "SAR"--volunteer might just be for you. I've enjoyed and bene...
3. Funky And Funny Fleece Hats This is Steve, my mustached man, in his favorite floppy, funky fleece hat. See how happy he is! Smile, Stevie. Show everyone how much you LOVE your hat. I said, SMILE!!
4. Footed Fleece Pajamas Nothing says, "Aaahhhh," like slipping into soft, warm, footed fleece pajamas on a chilly evening. (Okay, except maybe for a hot bath or shower. But you'll need something to put on afterward, right?) And footies aren't just for kidd...
5. For The Love Of Fleece: Soft & Warm Clothing And Accessories If you peek into my closet and go through my drawers, you'll see a LOT of fleece -- fleece pullovers and pants, fleece socks, fleece mittens and hats, fleece scarves, and even a homemade, red fleece serape (pictured left). I have a pretty big pil...
6. Fun Winter Activities In Flagstaff, Arizona When some folks hear "Arizona," they think sunshine, desert, and year-round heat. Well, yes on the first two but a definite no on the third. Up here in Flagstaff at an elevation of 7,000 feet, with the San Francisco Peaks as high as 12,633...
7. Down Booties: Keep Warm From The Floor Up Try warming up your feet first. That's what we did last winter, and we never had to touch the dial. The thermosat stayed at 64 degrees Fahrenheit from October through April, and then we turned the heat off. Our house is wall-to-wall tile, and th...
8. How To NOT Lose Your Cell Phone "Honey, sweetie-pie," I typed, sending my husband a gooey instant message while he was at work. "Sorry to bother you, but could you call my cell?" I didn't have to explain why; we'd been through this umpteen times before....
9. Basic Map And Compass I can't say there's just one thing you should never go without when heading into the backcountry--in fact, I have a whole list of what I consider essential gear--but a map definitely competes for the top spot on that list, and a compass is a...
10. Hiking My Way to a Novel On September 25th, 2000, I completed a six-month journey from one end of the Appalachian Trail to the other, a 2,175-mile walk from Georgia to Maine otherwise known as a thru-hike. Along the way, I embarked on another type of journey, a creative adve...
11. Ideas For Your Farmers Market Booth Or Vegetable Stand Once upon a time, Steve and I lived on a farm. And on that farm we had a garden, full of tasty veggies. Intending to grow only what we needed for ourselves, but being new to gardening and not confident in the greenness of our thumbs, we not only till...
12. Listen To Live Radio Communications Online Being the addicted (or maybe I should say enthusiastic) Search & Rescue volunteer that I am, I like to listen in to our county's SAR frequencies to find out what's going on before our team actually gets called out for a mission. Not to mentio...
13. Starting An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike On New Year's Day Choosing the day to begin a hike of more than 2,000 miles over an average of six months' time is a big decision for many who set out with such a goal. Each year, about 1,500 to two thousand people attempt to do just that: a thru-hike on the Appal...
14. Hiking The Wave In Coyote Buttes Until a friend of mine invited me to tag along on a hiking trip in northern Arizona and southern Utah, I'd never heard of The Wave. But I realized when we got there that I'd definitely seen photos of this amazing formation, now an internation...
15. Top 10 Lists Of Top Ten Lists Of Top Ten Oh yeah! Says who? Well, says me; although, the lists were made by other people. Top 10 lists abound on the web, and here are my picks of some of the best lists of ten around (in no particular order, of course). I may change 'em up as I discove...
16. Huevos Rancheros: Breakfast (Or Dinner) At Our House Being a New England native without a south-of-the-border bone in my body, I'd not heard of this dish until my mustached man, Steve, an Arizona boy, prepared it for me years after our first date. Since then, this classic Mexican meal has become a...
17. Land Navigation Without A Compass Or GPS Catch features. Attack points. Handrails. Aiming off. Those are just some of the terms and techniques used when practicing alternative navigation. When I say "alternative," I'm referring to navigating without the use of instruments, like a compass,...
18. Man-Tracking 101: How To Find And Follow Tracks For Search And Rescue The primary purpose of man-tracking is to determine the lost or missing person's direction of travel, which can greatly reduce the size of the search area. So wouldn't it be nice if all prints were as obvious as this one? But obviously they're not....
19. SARpack: Search & Rescue Gear When I was first training to be a Search and Rescue volunteer, one of the required courses was all about personal safety and gear. Being a well-seasoned hiker and long-distance backpacker, I already had a closet overflowing with packs, sleeping bags,...
20. The Use And Misuse Of The SPOT Satellite Messenger Imagine someone calling 9-1-1 from a remote area of Grand Canyon because the water they filtered tastes kind of salty, setting in motion a risky rescue operation. Or what about making the call because your backpacking guide is making strange noises i...