by Nancy Ball | Aug 22, 2022 | Backpacking
How do you feel about campfires? Most of us campers LOOOVE a good, crackling fire to end the day. How do you get your fire going? Be honest… I’ve seen you throw in a day’s worth of newspaper, a used pizza box, a squirt of charcoal fluid or white gas. How about...
by Nancy Ball | Aug 15, 2022 | Summit Trek & Travel
The Cincinnati Nature Center’s annual photo exhibition is coming! From the CNC website: August 17–September 11, 10 am–5 pmRowe Visitor Center Auditorium Join us for our annual photography exhibition, Nature in Focus. This juried exhibit featuring...
by Nancy Ball | Aug 8, 2022 | Backpacking
Join us August 25th, 6:30pm at Roads Rivers and Trails for a presentation on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica and further details about 2023 trips: https://fb.me/e/2ym1TJW9B The Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica was dubbed “The most bio-intense place on the planet,” by...
by Nancy Ball | Aug 1, 2022 | Backpacking
“I LOVE SUMMIT SISTERS! Having just completed the Beginner’s Backpacking Overnight, I feel so loved and empowered. The four months of training developed muscles, endurance and a community of women who knew each other so well that when I needed assistance or...
by Nancy Ball | Jul 25, 2022 | Backpacking
Tomorrow morning, I hop on a plane bound for Denver, Colorado. My friend Kim and I will be hiking a few more segments of the Colorado Trail, maybe the most beautiful trail I’ve been on in my life! I’ll be soaking up sunshine and tree aura, falling asleep to the night...
