This story was originally featured in Outdoor Life. If you’re ever caught off-guard in the wilderness, and the snow is deep, getting back to civilization may not be easy. Not only will you have to ...

ELY -- Joe Prijatel had no choice but to build himself a pair of snowshoes. He couldn't afford the $5 to buy a pair. The year was about 1938, and Prijatel was working in a Civilian Conservation Corps ...

A surprising number of eco-events coming in Eastern Iowa in December 2009. Here are some of the ones I've run across. Let me know of others. Send an e-mail to: [email protected] Wed. Dec. 2, 12 ...

When Marilyn and I, and five of our friends hiked with backpacks up to the Appalacian Mountain Club's High Cabin on Cardigan Mountain in Alexandria, N.H., (Eagle, Jan. 4) we had more than a foot of ...

Which Tubbs snowshoes are best? You’ve likely seen people in movies and television shows walk in the snow wearing what appear to be tennis rackets on their feet, but snowshoes have evolved quite a bit ...

With minimal equipment needed, learning how to snowshoe is accessible, affordable and a relatively easy outdoor sport. “If you can walk, you can snowshoe,” says Jackie Hering, a professional ...