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10 Benefits You Get from Using Trekking Poles For Hiking

By Robin Shortt We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit. -Aristotle- I remember watching my boys growing up. They would go to their Scout meetings and bring home a pole that they had cut from a sapling. They made it into a pole by stripping the bark and carving different designs into it. They would talk about how they used it for hiking and on campouts.... (posted by shorrobi 7 years 47 days ago.)

Dutch Oven Cooking Basics

by Val Shortt Pioneer Cooking When you think of a cast iron Dutch oven, what comes to your mind? Pioneer cooking? Stews over the open fire? Of coarse both are true, but they are still very much in use today and as for the Dutch oven, the possibilities are endless. Dutch ovens can be used for frying, baking, boiling, and steaming as well. Purchasing Your Dutch Oven When purchasing your Dutch oven, make sure the... (posted by shorrobi 7 years 48 days ago.)

Black Bear Chasing Kid Style

by Robin Shortt Black Bear Chase Peddling as fast as my aching legs could move, I came to an abrupt stop. My shocked eyes followed the big black bear as it veered off the old brush road into the dark forest, just a few feet in front of me. Camping With My Friends It was early summer. A couple of friends of mine and myself had just finished a week end camping and fishing trip at one of our favorite lakes in the... (posted by shorrobi 7 years 48 days ago.)