A Colorado right of passage when it comes to hiking and fitness is the Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs Colorado. It is 2768 steps and 2000 vertical feet of gain at an average angle of 25 degrees and with a steepest angle of 35 degrees.

You can get GPS devices on your watches, on your phone, and as devices that integrate with one or both of those. But I carry a standalone device: the Garmin InReach Explorer Plus. In this full video, I review the features and functionality of the Explorer+ and talk about why I take it with me every time I travel into the wild.

The Great Tent Saga of SnowPocalypse 2021 continues. Another short for your enjoyment: building the snow walls. And, yes, this is very tongue-in-cheek.

A short video of today's adventure: We had a big snowstorm that has been talked about for a week leading up to it. We decided to set up some tents and use them as "forts" for the little guys. They do require a bit of maintenance, though.