FINDING INSPIRATION
From Lifelong Explorer Jim Boone
didn’t stop when he and his two other siblings were born. Boone’s parents packed their three kids in the family van for camping trips, despite them still being in diapers. From these first early starts, Boone continued to spend most of his life outdoors, nurturing a fascination with the world around him. On his website, Boone describes these family camping trips in loving detail. He writes about his first wildlife rescue — a monster green iguana that happened to be stuck in an empty swimming pool in Texas. He describes the time he went on his first backpacking trip with his father, hiking up Mount Russell in the Sierras. Boone even tried to hike all the way up to Alaska at the age of 15 but was stopped at the Canadian border. Reading through his life experiences gives you a feel for how passionate he truly is about the outdoors and wildlife. As Boone grew older, he began working toward protecting forests, saving wildlife, and diving deep into the biology field. He took many jobs, working as a scientist and studying the environment across the U.S. Scrolling through his website is certainly motivational and will undoubtedly kindle a love for the outdoors in everyone who finds it.
Sometimes people ask me where to find the best outdoor activities around Las Vegas. The single best resource I have found is online at BirdandHike. com, and it also happens to be free! In his website, Jim Boone, a Las Vegas resident, meticulously describes hundreds of hiking trails, ATV trails, and flora and fauna in the area surrounding Las Vegas. His love for the outdoors all started years ago — before he was even born.
If you enjoy his website, like I do, you can donate to his efforts via his online Tips Jar, located at the bottom of the home page.
His parents went on hundreds of camping trips and vacations, bringing Boone on his first visit to Death Valley before he set foot on earth. The trips
Happy trails, everyone!
THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH GREAT FRIENDS How to Plan the Perfect Adventure Together Whether it’s camping, backpacking, or taking a daytrip to the lake, any outdoor adventure is made that much better by having a plan. Planning a solo trip may feel easy, but planning a trip with a group of your best friends can be a little trickier. It takes extra coordination to make sure nothing falls through the cracks and no one feels like they’d have been better off staying home. PLAN YOUR PLANNING With the trip on the horizon, it’s tempting to create a group text or chat and start tossing around ideas. Do your best to resist this impulse! Friends are fun, which means entertaining website links, silly YouTube videos, and mountains of emojis will make their way into the conversation, leaving any planning that might get done lost in the shuffle. Instead, get your planning done by using an app that is meant for it, like Roadtrippers. You can even utilize a program like Google Docs to keep everyone on the same page. CHOOSE THE LOCATION WISELY Keep in mind that not everyone can ski a double black diamond trail or construct a shelter from twigs. People are willing to try new things, but
everyone has limits. Talk together about what everyone is looking for in this outdoor adventure, then choose a destination that makes sense. Some people might have to make compromises, but keep in mind that the real goal of the trip is to enjoy time with friends in the great outdoors. Keeping activities within a realm that the entire group is comfortable with will make things much more enjoyable for all. ESTABLISH ROLES Even if your friends have never been camping, skiing, or kayaking, it doesn’t mean they’re not capable of pitching in on trips that feature those activities. Try splitting up tasks according to what each person in the group is good at or eager to take on. You can also establish a rotating schedule so that no single person ends up doing the same tasks for the entire duration of the trip. It’s best to determine this information beforehand so that everyone feels and acts useful the moment the trip starts. This is a great way to avoid frustration and anger, which can creep into communal events of any kind.
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