Thank you to those you posted your pictures of your Bow Line Knots! Great Job! For your second knot...
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Knot Another Rope Tying Challenge – #1 in a Series
Deborah Ritter, , Class, Knot Tying, SOLAR Outdoors, 1Author: Samantha Schafer Well here we are stuck in the house, wishing we were outside. Instead we are...
Congratulations to the 2019 Beginning Backpacking Class!
Deborah Ritter, , Class, Hike, Beginning Backpacking, SOLAR Outdoors, 0That’s a wrap! 11 people successfully completed the 2019 Beginning Backpacking class and survived the Pictured Rocks trip! Krisanne...
Registration for Beginning Backpacking 2019 is now open!!!
Deborah Ritter, , Class, Hike, BeginningBackpacking, SOLAROutdoors, 0Class Overview Every autumn, members of the SOLAR Outdoors club lead a course on beginning backpacking. The wide ranging...
What’s the Point in Learning to use a Map and Compass?
Deborah Ritter, , Class, Land Navigation, Map and Compass, orienteering, 0Basic Land Navigation Course Overview You may recall the story of Geraldine Largay, who was hiking the Appalachian Trail...
HELP! I moved to Michigan! Now what?!?
Deborah Ritter, , Class, Guest Speaker, Hike, New to Michigan, Outdoor club, SOLAR Outdoors, 0The answer is simple: Join SOLAR Outdoors! When my husband and I relocated to Southeast Michigan two years ago,...
Basic Backpacking is a peer led instructional class, where experienced backpackers volunteer and share their experience and knowledge. The...
Intermediate Backpacking is a peer led instructional class, where experienced backpackers volunteer and share their experience and knowledge. The...