Every year, I struggle with the winter months. I miss hiking and backpacking, and I can’t wait until the snow melts so I can get back out on the trail. Something that gets me through these dull months though is reading about or the great outdoors and other people’s adventures. 

In an effort to help my friends who find themselves battling these same winter doldrums, I publish a reading list each January with a handful of books that I recently enjoyed. Some of the books involve hiking. All of them involve the outdoors. And I hope it fills a void until better weather returns.