The idea seems so simple: If you are going through the trouble and expense to generate heat for one purpose, but end up with more than you need, use that excess for something else. Namely, electricity. Simple in concept, but more difficult to implement – until now. The idea of “Combined Heat and Power” (CHP) [Continued...]
This fall brings the biggest leap forward in rain-jacket technology since the first introduction of Gore-Tex to the outdoor world in the late 1970s. Whether you’re traveling to the Olympic Peninsula or a Costa Rican cloud forest, here’s news you can use. W.L. Gore offers its lightest, most breathable membrane ever to the market this [Continued...]
Hiking with Dogs: The key is education not only for the dogs and the dog owners but also for the general hiking public who will surely, at some time or another, encounter dogs on trails. People with sentiments against dogs on trails will successfully push for dog bans if dog owners continue to let their canines run freely up the trails, chasing wildlife (which, depending on the species pursued, could be a state or federal offense, punishable by sizable fines and/or jail time for dog owners) and [Continued...]
When it comes to bad wildlife encounters, the littlest critters create the biggest concerns. If you doubt that, ask a camper anywhere which is worse: a bear roaming the woods nearby or a cloud of mosquitoes in camp. The answer will be close to unanimous: a scourge of skeeters makes camp life nearly unbearable. The [Continued...]
Tips and Techniques for safe, responsible trail fun for you and your canine Presented by Kathy Wendt, DVM Dan A. Nelson, Author Sophie, Labrador Retriever FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. It’s A Dog’s World Training and Agility Center 16024 60th. Street E., Sumner, WA 98390 Before hitting the trails with your [Continued...]
Wilderness legend Daniel Boone once wrote, “I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.” Lots of hikers, hunters, skiers and snowshoers lose their way in the woods each year, but only a few are truly lost. There is a world of difference between being lost and simply not [Continued...]
For a Northwesterner, getting away from the late winter rains can be a requirement for continued sound mental health. My work as a Communications Expert (?) with the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency provided the perfect opportunity for me to escape south into the sunshine this month. The annual National Air Quality Conference (NAQC) – [Continued...]
