The Unlikely Thru-Hiker Returns!
Back by popular demand, Derick Lugo, author and through hiker, is coming back to Cincinnati to speak about his newest book: A Fabulous Thru-Hike. This book is a sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, always personable account of his through hike of the Continental...
Videos
You may have found a reference to videos in Nancy’s book, How to Poop in the Woods. You can watch those here, and be sure to find us on YouTube. If you want to live vicariously through video, be our guest! We also offer training on a variety of topics related to hiking, camping, and backpacking.
Spring has sprung!
It’s time for one of my favorite outdoor activities: spring wildflower walks!
Sure Cure for the Gray Winter Blahs…
Hiking in January and February can mean less crowded trails, and greater success spotting birds and other wildlife. Here’s how to be prepared.
“Summit Sisters” Honored by Cincinnati Magazine
Cincinnati Magazine listed Summit Sisters as a Best Of the city!
Wilderness First Aid Course 2024
WILDERNESS FIRST AID (WFA)Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. Would you know what to do? Many backcountry emergencies are preventable, and even when bad things happen, sometimes the wrong...
Staying Found
One of the biggest concerns people have when it comes to hiking and backpacking is getting lost. This class will help you!
Endangered Babies
Our visit to Costa Rica this year included an opportunity to volunteer alongside researchers working to study and protect sea turtles that nest on Carate Beach. Read on to learn more…
Saying Adios to the Osa
Reflecting on an amazing trip to Costa Rica.
SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course
If you spend time off the beaten path hiking, camping, backpacking, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing or enjoying other outdoor sports, you should consider taking a SOLO Wilderness First Aid course.
Backpacking, hiking, nature, adventure, empowering women
This is a story about being an “older” woman backpacking that I’ve been mulling over for a while. This spring, three of my backpacking friends and I did a glamping/hiking trip to Charit Creek in Big South Fork Tennessee. We stayed in one of the tiny, one-room rustic...
The Colorado Trail, Timberline to Silver Creek
What’s so special about the Colorado Trail? For starters, it traverses parts of 6 national forests, 6national wilderness areas, 5 river systems, and 8 mountain ranges! At 500 miles in length, it takes atleast a month to hike it end to end; double that if you like to...