April 18, 2020|Adventure Racing Desperate times calls for desperate measures and creative ideas. Race directors (like everyone else right now) are having to make the difficult decision to cancel races. Many race companies are at risk of having to permanently close their doors. They are coming up with some unique ideas to keep business (and …
April 3, 2020|Outdoor Activities, Who we are It is hard (very hard) for the DeVore family to stay at home, especially with such amazing weather. We realize that we all need to do our part to “flatten the curve”. Here at the Emergency Response Training Center, we have 13 beautiful acres that we have neglected …
March 30, 2020|Hike Review, Hiking West Virginia, Outdoor Activities Sigh. My happy place. I love all of the Monongahela National Forest, but one of my favorite places there is Seneca Rocks. It was where I went my first time here, and I come back each time I come to the forest. It has been a …
March 28, 2020|Hike Review, Hiking West Virginia, Outdoor Activities So you know how you hike a trail and have such fond memories, then you go back and HOLY CRAP! It is not what you remember. Yeah, that’s kind of the experience I had today (although may not quite so bad). I remember a long dirt …
March 27, 2020|Hiking West Virginia, Outdoor Activities The Monongahela National Forest is my happy place. When I go there, everything melts away and I can just enjoy the amazing scenery. I know that it will rain at least once while I am there and usually there will be some other intense weather, but it is …
March 23, 2020|Outdoor Activities *These tips are accurate at the time of posting. Things may have changed since you read this, so keep that in mind.* So much about about COVID-19 sucks. I could go on and on with that list, but you already know it, so let’s move on. Let’s talk about ways to …
March 18, 2020|Hike Review, Hiking PA, Outdoor Activities I will have to admit that this will not be a great hike review. Mostly because I failed to read the hike description and went on a different trail! You would think that after my Wildwood Lake Hike (where I also didn’t read the description and went …
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March 16, 2020|Resources/Books I have almost always taken part in activities that were “Boys Only”. I started my career in the fire service in the mid 90’s about the same time I began hiking, and backpacking. Those activities did not have many woman participants. I have always felt pretty comfortable hanging with the boys, and …
March 11, 2020|Hike Review, Hiking PA, Outdoor Activities The one ting I learned today is that you should not try to hike uphill, with a stuffy nose and mouth breathing while eating a nectarine. The fact that I did not choke on said nectarine is nothing short of a miracle. The good news is that …
March 10, 2020|Hike Review, Hiking PA, Outdoor Activities This was my kind of hike! You know that any hike that requires travel on a dirt road just to get to the trailhead has to be good. This hike is about a half hour from downtown Harrisburg and worth the trip. -Easy (flat!!) -Pet and kid …