Cooking… 🍩 Dutch Oven Donuts for International Donut Day 5 Jun 20254 Jun 2025 Celebrating a sweet piece of history with cast iron and campfire camaraderie Each first Friday of June, we celebrate International Donut Day — a holiday born from the trenches of…
Outdoor Reflections 🌅Reflections: a meaningful life 2 Jun 20254 Sep 2025 Paddling and Backpacking give me a chance to reflect on what is meaningful in my life. I have a job that provides for my family on many levels. I am…
🌀 hurricane… Backcountry Safety Meets Hurricane Readiness: The Ten Essentials as Disaster Prep 29 May 202526 Jun 2025 The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and will last through the end of November. How the Ten Essentials Keep You Safe on Trail—and at Home If you’ve…
Cooking 🥪Pressed to Impress: Backcountry Cooking with Style 26 May 202522 May 2025 There’s something deeply satisfying about biting into a hot, crispy sandwich after a long day on the trail or water—especially when it’s made with simple, clever gear that fits easily…
Cooking… 🔥Backcountry Chef Essentials: Cooking Over Fire with Precision and Purpose 22 May 202522 May 2025 There’s something raw and rewarding about cooking with fire in the wild—no buttons, no beeps, just heat, instinct, and steel. When I teach backcountry cooking or guide a kayak expedition…
Florida Kayaking Accessible Paddling: Fitness, Flexibility & Injury Considerations in Kayaking 19 May 202526 Jun 2025 You don’t need to be an elite athlete to enjoy kayaking. In fact, one of the most beautiful aspects of paddle sports is their accessibility. People of all ages, shapes,…
Kayak Safety The Crisis of Water Safety Literacy: A Professional Reflection 17 May 202518 May 2025 By Jeff Fabiszewski – Outdoor Educator, ACA-Certified Open Water Instructor, Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Trainer In the evolving landscape of outdoor recreation, few areas expose the limitations of…
Gear Reviews 🔦ENO Twilight camp lights 12 May 202518 Sep 2025 As a professional backpacker and kayaker who’s spent countless nights under the stars and paddled through some of the most remote waterways in North America, I’ve learned that the little…
Holiday Season… 🌸 A Mother’s Strength: Wilderness, Love, and the Woman Beside Me 🌿 11 May 202528 May 2025 ☀️ Before the World Wakes The morning light stretches across our porch. There’s a hush in the palms and the slow breath of another Florida sunrise. My coffee steams.Birdsong hums…
Gear Reviews 🛶 pros and cons of greenland paddle 1 May 20259 May 2025 Outside of being cool and steeped in history there is a logical reason why I sometimes paddle with a Greenland style paddle than an Euro-blade design. The wet surface area…
Florida Kayaking ⛵Charting Confidence: Why Youth Should Dive Into Sea Scouts in Tampa Bay 28 Apr 202525 Apr 2025 As a professional expedition guide and certified kayak safety instructor, I’ve spent years leading people through Florida’s backwaters, mangrove tunnels, and coastal inlets. But some of the most meaningful work…
First Aid… 🩹Wilderness First Aid for Kayakers: Be Ready, Not Lucky 23 Apr 2025 Kayaking offers a gateway to remote, beautiful places—but with that solitude comes responsibility. Out on the water, especially in coastal or backcountry environments, help isn’t minutes away. It could be…
Florida Kayaking 🔦Camp Lights 4 Apr 202324 Apr 2025 Candle light It is challenging to pick my favorite camp light. Candle, battery, solar, iso-butane fuel, oil burning, wood, there are so many choices to brighten up the campsite. My…
Cooking 🥪Reuben sandwich 21 Mar 202321 Mar 2023 Tasty food options are endless with a Snow Peak❄🗻 Gigapower stove and a hot sandwich maker. The results are always yummy 😋⛺ Cooking Tools With the GigaPower stove, on a…
Gear Reviews… ⚙️ Marmot Nitro 2P Tent 27 May 20209 Mar 2023 May of 2020 I purchased the Marmot Nitro 2P tent to explore Florida with my seven year-old son on local backpacking trips. The tech specs: - weight two pounds five…
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