The trip we went on last week really showed me, how I can have a lot of fun, in the outdoors. Finding the back country camping was awesome because, we got to search for a spot that, likely no one else stayed before. The scrambling we did, also showed me a way of...
Soon after arriving at our basecamp at the Chiricahua State Park, we realized we would have to switch up our weeklong plans and improvise. Our first hike we took a leisure walk through the breathtaking view of the Chiricahua mountains. Our second day Aaron made an...
Dear Families, On Sunday morning we prepared for the long drive to Chiricahua State Park in Southern Arizona, where we planned to basecamp the first night and backpack through the park from Monday to Thursday. We quickly realized we would have to change plans due to...
Written by: Ashley Lohmann, The Lumberjack The Colorado Plateau is home to some of the richest natural environments in America. Mental health experts in Flagstaff are encouraging community members to spend more time outside, as doing so may offer a multitude of mental...
Over the last six months I have had the opportunity to intern with the outdoor adventures program at Back2Basics. I have always loved the outdoors, growing up in Florida I went to the ocean almost daily. Since moving to Flagstaff the mountains and wilderness have...
Dear Families, This was a unique trip for us this week, because we didn’t actually leave town. We stayed at the house both nights and cooked indoors (very uncommon). This does not mean we didn’t do much, in fact we were pretty busy every day. Sunday...