The Trailmaster

Trailmaster John McKinney’s Blog. Get the most out of life–on and off the trail.

• Save Hot Springs Canyon
• "Made with All Natural Ingredients" Theme for National Trails Day
• "The Way" Shows the Spiritual Side of Hiking
• A Fall from a Small Waterfall Can Be Deadly, Too
• Amazon Links
• Angeles Crest Highway Reopens
• California State Parks Announces Closures
• Closing California's Parks: A Bad Idea in 1933, Too
• Cold Weather Hiking
• Cretins Graffiti Canyon Trailheads
• Dispatches from the Mist Trail: Beauty and Tragedy on a Hike to Yosemite's Vernal Fall
• Farewell to Hiking Writer Jerry Schad
• First Day Hike Program a Hit with Hikers
• First-Day Hikes in America’s State Parks
• Grandparents: Take a Hike with Your Grandchildren
• Happy Halloween and Happy Trails
• Hearts of Stone Inspire Hikers
• Hike on with USC
• Hike Smart
• Hike With Gratitude
• Hiker Safety: A Message Worth Repeating on TV
• Hikers Battle Developer over Beverly Hills Trail
• Hikers: Love the Trail You're With
• Hiking Half Dome: Magnificent Vista but Not One to Die For
• Hiking Treadmill Trails in Great Indoors
• Holy Land Hiking: On the Trail with Jesus
• Hospitals Promote Hiking for Health
• How to Wear-out 240 Hiking Boots
• Is Hiking a Sport?
• Mike Rowe Applauds Hikers for the Dirty Job of Trail Maintenance
• Mount Athos: Hiking the Holy Mountain of Greece
• National Trails Day 2011, Biggest and Best Ever
• New Dictionary for Hikers
• New REI in the 'Hood Makes The Trailmaster Happy
• New Video: John McKinney, Hiking Expert
• No Way to a Segway on Hiking Trails
• On the Trail with Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• On the Trail with the Film Crew of California Forever
• President Proclaims June Great Outdoors Month and Suggests Taking a Hike
• Rattlesnake Mating Ritual Recorded by Hikers
• Remembering the First Trails Day
• Remembering Tom Winnett
• Remembering When Hikers Said: “No Diablo”
• Shout Out to the Boy Scouts and Attempts to Reach Today's Youth
• So Long to Elden Hughes, Desert Conservationist
• Take a hike in $428 Bloomingdale Boots
• Take a Hike with Los Angeles Magazine
• Take Flight to Santa Rosa Island
• The Nature of Hiking
• The Trailmaster and The Tennis Channel
• The Trailmaster Responds to Yosemite Visitor Deaths on ABC World News
• The Trailmaster's Ten Tips for Hiking with Teens
• The Trailmaster's Tips for a Great Autumn Hike
• The Year of The Hiker
• Turn a Routine Walk into a Rewarding Hike
• “Let’s Go Hiking"
• “Take a hike!” A Positive or Negative Suggestion?