Attaining Your Ideal Weight | Be Leaner, More Active
This is a simple, practical strategy you can immediately apply to move you toward your ideal weight. No complex diet systems, calorie counting, nutritional programs…just a simple tweak in the order and time of your daily meals. Try it out and see how simple and powerful it is! Click image or title above for more…
Daily Conditioning for Hikers and Trail Runners
Daily Conditioning Strategy for Hikers and Trail Runners to Help You Prepare, Be Safe and Enjoy Your Wilderness Adventure! As I navigate the wilderness and encounter physical challenges requiring strength, flexibility, endurance and speed, I will stop now and then to record a video describing how my daily conditioning routine enabled me to meet these challenges while helping prevent injuries along the way. Click image or title above to view these videos…
02 Technique | Trail Running and Hiking Tips to Help You Prepare, Be Safe and Enjoy Your Wilderness Adventure!
Technique is everything regardless of your sport. Proper form improves performance and results while conserving energy. We look at proper form and technique for running and hiking. The basic principles translate to other sports. Click image or title above for more…
Plan Your Las Vegas Area Wilderness Adventure by Route Complexity
I’ve developed my wilderness navigation skills over years of trial and error. What you will learn here is purely from my own experience. In addition, my wilderness navigation technique is uniquely fitted to the Las Vegas area. I would not follow this technique in another area of the country. I navigate by feel, instinct and by sight. Click image or title above for more…
Plan Your Las Vegas Area Wilderness Adventure by Elevation and Elevation Gain
There is roughly 1/3rd less effective oxygen at the summit of Charleston Peak compared to the effective oxygen on the Las Vegas Strip! Learn how to condition for altitude, what to wear, sun exposure protection and more. Click image or title above for more…
Plan Your Las Vegas Area Wilderness Adventure by Total Distance
How far can you go before leaving the “fun zone”? The “fun zone” is the amount of distance you can generally cover during an adventure while still feeling relatively good. Find out how to determine your “fun zone”. Given about 5 days of walking/running exercise per week over the most recent 2-month period, average out the total number of miles you cover per week. Your “fun zone” is likely to be about half that distance. Click image or title above for more…
Plan Your Las Vegas Area Wilderness Adventure by Season and Temperature
You can generally count on a decrease of about 5 degrees for every 1,000ft elevation rise. Since the elevation of the Las Vegas Strip is about 2000ft and the elevation of Charleston Peak is nearly 12,000ft there is a 10,000ft elevation difference between the two. Doing the math, 10,000ft X 5 degrees per 1,000ft = 50 degrees. Therefore, generally, the temperature at the summit of Charleston Peak is about 50 degrees lower than the temperature on the Las Vegas Strip. Click image or title above for more…
01 Plan Your Las Vegas Area Wilderness Adventure | Overview
The Las Vegas Area Uniquely Provides Year-Round Wilderness Adventures for All Levels of Conditioning and Varieties of Terrain. For Maximum Enjoyment and Safety, Select the Adventure that Best Fits the Following Criteria. Taking into account a few of the most critical considerations that apply to any Las Vegas Area wilderness adventure will help you to a more enjoyable and safe experience. Click image or title above for more…
Smart Car Bike Rack Test | Sheep Range, Nevada
There’s no way that the tiny Smart Car can handle the 170-mile unpaved 4WD road system of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Nevada. However, a mountain bike can. Fortunately there’s a cool compact bike rack system made especially for a Smart Car. The entire bike rack fits in a small one-gallon size nylon bag to store easily in the cargo section of the Smart Car. And it only takes about 5-7 minutes to assemble and dis-assemble the bike rack system including the time taken to mount the bike on the system. Click image or title above for more…
