The Trailmaster Blog

GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney thinks “Take a Hike” is a negative expression. The Trailmaster disagrees. Perhaps politicians should reach out to Hiker-Americans, a huge bloc of voters. read more →

Not content with leaving their spray-painted messes on Santa Barbara’s urban landscape, vandals recently hit the trail read more →

Thousands of hikers who made a New Year’s resolution to hike for health and fitness hit the trail in state parks across the nation on January 1, 2012. read more →

Ever spot a heart-shaped rock on the trail? My friend Becky the hiker sees heart-shapes wherever she walks: heart-shaped stones, heart-shaped beach glass, even heart-shaped trees. read more →

America’s State Parks is promoting a “First-Day Hikes” program that offers guided hikes in state parks in all 50 states on January 1, 2012. read more →

Desert advocate Elden Hughes, the consummate conservationist with the instincts of a politician has died at the age of 80 in Joshua Tree, California. read more →

An REI store just opened in my hometown of Santa Barbara and The Trailmaster is a very happy camper. read more →

By expressing our gratitude, we can hike from feeling stressed to feeling blessed. A grateful thought toward heaven is the simplest of prayers. read more →

USC Alum John McKinney enjoys leading University of Southern California students on a hike to Echo Mountain. read more →

“The Way” is an inspirational movie about how while pilgrims are transformed by hiking along Camino de Santiago. A wonderful depiction of the spiritual side of hiking! read more →

Looking for a scary-sounding place to hike? Take a Halloween hike to Devil’s Punchbowl, Devil’s Postpile or the Funeral Mountains. read more →

The idea of closing Hot Springs Canyon to hikers has The Trailmaster hot under the collar. I’ve been speaking out in public and in a new video. read more →

Because of way too many hiker deaths, hiker injuries and hiker rescues recently, the issue of “Hiker Safety” has caught the media’s attention. read more →

In sharing his enthusiasm for hiking, Jerry Schad brought a lot of joy to the people of San Diego and all over Southern California. read more →

Surely Bloomingdales is just joking when the company suggests “Take a hike” in boots with high narrow heels. Right? No doubt the $400 boots pitched to trail fashionistas aren’t meant to be worn on the trail. These boots aren’t made … read more →

Five of us got arrested for hiking too close to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power plant during a ten-day protest in 1981. read more →