The genet makes its first appearance of the night, just like it did seven years ago when I first visited Umani Springs Camp. “It’s a baby leopard” our guide Richard of the quaint little tented camp tells the new arrivals. For a moment the foreigners believe him until they realize he’s joking. The large ...
Day hikes are a great way to get some exercise in a beautiful, natural setting. If you’re anything like me, a short day hike is preferable to a backpacking trip because you can travel light, and you don’t have to sleep on the cold, hard ground. A day hike will get you back to ...
Camping is a fun experience when you are with the perfect people, have all the correct supplies, and understand exactly what you are doing. Too often though things may go wrong and problems that you never thought to take place will. The most popular of these troubles takes place because people were not using ...
If you find you are lost, size up the area around you. Use your common sense to mark your barrings. Listen to the sounds out there to try to determine the type of surroundings you are in. Remember, you are in someone else’s backyard now. If the animals in the area begin to sound ...
Are you preparing to go on a camping vacation or even just a short camping trip? If you are, have you already gathered all of your camping gear and your other needed camping supplies? If you have yet to do so, it is something that you may want to soon think about doing. ...
