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Best Places to Snowshoe in Wisconsin(Post)
From the prairies and oak savannas of the south to the great “North Woods,” Wisconsin tempts snowshoers with wonderfully varied Upper Midwestern landscapes—and, maybe, needless to say, quite a bit
Evaluating Avalanche Terrain While Snowshoeing(Post)Snowshoers in steep country always need to be avalanche-savvy. Avalanches are the kind of danger that are extremely easy to disregard if you’ve never experienced one (or taken the time to educate y
Best Places to Hike on the East Coast for Fall Colors (Post)Along with adjoining eastern Canada (and maybe the Midwest), the east coast of the United States lays claim to arguably the world’s most spectacular fall colors. Just why involves the complicated s
Best Places to Snowshoe in Oregon(Post)Few states pack in as much sheer scenic variety as Oregon, and snowshoeing here is top-notch. The Oregon landscape ranges from sagebrush steppe and greasewood desert to temperate rainforest and oak
Fundamentals of Snowshoeing Safety(Post)The winter landscapes that snowshoers explore (with their Crescent Moons, of course) are beautiful, but they’re also potentially fraught. A number of the primary risks outdoors people face year-rou
Snowshoeing Trails in Washington State(Post)Washington State can easily lay claim to some of the best snowshoeing in the country: The mountain-scape scenery is breathtaking, and a typical winter season serves up some legitimately epic snow p
Snowshoeing Banff(Post)The soaring, streaked, and sky-shredding peaks of the Canadian Rockies—the Main and Front ranges of them, specifically—give Banff National Park in Alberta some of the most glorious scenery in the w
3 Tips on Snowshoeing in Spring Conditions(Post)What's not to like about this simple pleasure Snowshoeing in spring is a wonderful thing and if you're new to the idea then welcome to the best time to get outside and enjoy yourself in the snow.
Best Hiking Trails in Glacier National Park(Post)Glacier National Park, the centerpiece of the “Crown of the Continent” Ecosystem in the U.S. Northern Rockies, is famed the world over for its exceptional, ice-carved scenery. (The “glacier” in the
Where to Snowshoe with Your Dog Near Denver Colorado(Post)We're dog-lovers here at Crescent Moon and love enjoying the outdoors with our favorite pets. Hiking with your dog in the spring, summer and fall is a great way to give you dog exercise in peacefu
Snowshoe Safety(Post)Snowshoeing is, all things considered, an extremely safe winter activity when undertaken with proper preparation and common-sense caution. It’s an activity open to an amazingly wide swath of ages a
Best Hiking Trails in the United States(Post)We’ll boldly claim that the six hiking trails spotlighted below are not only some of the finest in the United States but in the world. Calling these the very best in the country is a stretch, only