Hiking News December 2006

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FRIDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2006
	How to Stay Safe during Winter Hiking
	Joe Kelley, a National Park Service veteran, says that blizzards make it hard for hikers, even the experienced ones, to survive. Kelley has directed search-and-rescue operations in the Great Smoky Mountains and other national parks during his 30-year career. Hence, natural disasters and missing people are his field of expertise. However, he says that it's not the usual blizzard that prov Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2006
	New Pennsylvania Trail in Store near Route 30
	A 10-foot wide linear trail near Route 30 at Lancaster to Bareville could be in store for outdoor enthusiasts. Mark Malhenzie, the Route 23 project manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, says that a trail could be added together with the construction of a new road. A five-mile recreational trail linking the Greenfield Road Area was the initial plan. The latest plan, how Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2006
	How to Prepare for Winter Camping and Hiking
	Winter hikers and campers should need to have prior experience in other seasons and in higher elevations to put to test their "personal preparedness" and "decision-making". This is according to Laurie Gullion, coordinator of the Outdoor Education option at the University of New Hampshire. Gullion enumerates helpful guidelines for winter hikers and campers. These guidelines are getting prop Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2006
	Smith Optics Introduces New Stylish Frames
	Saluting remarkable airborne achievers, Smith Optics is introducing the MHC and the Amelia, a pair of stylish new frames that round out an expanding and ambitious Metals Collection. Beginning with the Serpico (2005) and Arcade (2006), Smith Optics Metals Collection will now include four distinct frames, each with a fundamentally different style, perspective and attitude. “Working with Read Full Story
	UNC Plans to Improve Property for Biking & Hiking
	The University of North Carolina (UNC) will be hiring new employees to maintain the biking and hiking trails and natural areas in its 1000-acre, university-owned tract of land between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Estes Drive Extension. Four employees will be hired next year. They will be mapping out hiking and mountain biking trails for the land. They will also be installing signs and Read Full Story