

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
You don't have to hike 30 miles a day, climb Everest or ride a double century to experience "real" outdoor adventure. With the right mindset, adventure is all around you. Such is the inviting philosophy of David Ryan, an Albuquerque, N.M., resident and author of a new book titled The Gentle Art of Wandering. His solution to finding adventure? "You gotta dump the car and start walking." Ryan has made many unexpected discoveries during his wandering walks. Some are tiny: potsherds and tools from ...
Posted by Steve T on June 25, 2012 5:01 PM & Tagged David Ryan, Hiking, walking and wandering | permalink | Comments
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