How much lounging is too much?
In a day and age of hustle culture, there is an underrated value in doing nothing at all. Value in…
Hiking Trails
So you wanna go on a hike, but it's just too hard to decide. Let me help you with that! Peruse the many trail guides on this site.
Camping Tips
Are you just getting into camping, backpacking, or even sleeping in your car? Or maybe you just want some tips to make life a little easier!
From the Heart
We all make mistakes. Mistakes are not a bad thing, we learn from our mistakes. And we also help others from our experience.
Hello!
I’m glad you found your way to Right Kind Of Lost. I’m Mara, and I love adventure travel. I also love sharing my travels with everyone. National parks, national forests, and other public lands are my favorite places to renew myself. I am in love with the wilderness. Hiking, camping, backpacking, kayaking, and taking on new challenges are some of my favorite things in life.
Values
The outdoors is for everyone. Right Kind Of Lost works to make wild spaces open to everyone. I am a Leave No Trace Trainer, and take LNT Principles seriously.
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up …”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV
Company
Right Kind Of Lost is a place to find your adventure, build each other up, and explore the places we love.
Materials
Feel free to peruse the website, pick out a trail, familiarize yourself with Leave No Trace, and share your story with us via social media @RigthKindOfLost.
Recent Posts
Alpine Lakes Loop Great Basin National Park
The Alpine Lakes Loop at Great Basin National Park is a beautiful trail that takes hikers to two high-mountain lakes.…
Pole Canyon Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park allows you to explore many different life zones because its range in elevation is so great.…
Outdoor Ethics
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics teaches us how to adventure outdoors respectfully to wild spaces, wildlife, and other visitors.
Leave No Trace gives us seven principles to live by so that we can assure the wonderful wild spaces can be enjoyed by future generation. The principle include: 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare, 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces, 3. Dispose of Waste Properly, 4. Leave What You Find, 5. Minimize Campfire Impact, 6. Respect Wildlife, and 7. Respect Other Visitors.
You can read about each principle in my outdoor ethic portion of the website.
If you are in Arkansas or thinking of coming to Arkansas, I would love for you to join the Arkansas Hikers Facebook Group. It is a place where we can give trail conditions, or simply share stories about hiking in the Natural State.
Arkansas Places
Exploring Logoly State Park
Hiking under whispering pines on rolling sandy soil through open undergrowth is a typical stroll through the Gulf Coastal Plain.…
Arkansas Champion Bald Cypress Trail
Deep in the backwoods of the Arkansas Delta Region, is where you will find the largest tree in the state…
Blue Bayou Trail, Iron Mountain
Hitting a rock and going airborne while on a two-wheeled spiky metal contraption – even two inches high – is…
National Parks
Alpine Lakes Loop Great Basin National Park
The Alpine Lakes Loop at Great Basin National Park is a beautiful trail that takes hikers to two high-mountain lakes.…
Pole Canyon Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park allows you to explore many different life zones because its range in elevation is so great.…
Bristlecone Pine Trail – Great Basin National Park
The Bristlecone Pine Trail takes hikers to one of Great Basin National Park’s most unique features. These gnarly trees are…
From the Heart
How much lounging is too much?
In a day and age of hustle culture, there is an underrated value in doing nothing at all. Value in…
My tracking app lied to me
I took about four steps and had to take a break. The energy to lift my leg and take another…
Great Basin National Park Expense Report
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