Robert Eversole

Robert Eversole, ”the trail meister,” owns www.TrailMeister.com, the largest database of horse riding and camping areas in the U.S. with free trail and trailhead information, trail maps, and much more to help horse enthusiasts experience the joys of trail riding. Robert is a registered riding instructor with PATH International, a mounted search and rescue team member, and a U.S. Marine who has served on the board of the Backcountry Horsemen of Washington (BCHW). He is enjoying his new career helping fellow trail riders stay found and safe on the trail. When not on the trail, The Trail Meister resides near Spokane, WA and teaches land navigation to a wide variety of outdoor groups across the nation. For North America’s largest horse trail and camping directory, trail tips, and more, visit www.TrailMeister.com.

Destinations Northwest

June 30, 2020December 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

The Trail Rider’s Guide to Surviving Winter by Robert Eversole Sometimes, despite our best intentions, it’s easy to hibernate the winter away and neglect the wonderful planning and preparing opportunities that these cold, gray and even bleak days provide. I’ll be the first to admit that it doesn’t …

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Are You a “High Performance” Trail Rider?

August 5, 2020November 21, 2014 by Robert Eversole

The Performance Demands of Backcountry Riding As a trail rider you are a high performance rider, and your horse or mule is your high performance partner. By “high performance” I’m not only referring to the various extreme trail riding events we often see. Even away from judges, spectators, crowds and …

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Best Gifts Under $50

August 5, 2020November 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

Inexpensive Ways to Remember Your Favorite Trail Rider by Robert Eversole It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is already upon us. It seems like just yesterday we were enjoying the heat of summer and now, to judge by the advertising, it seems we’ve already skipped Thanksgiving and …

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Destinations Northwest

August 5, 2020November 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

Best Rides off Interstate 5: Oregon and Washington by Robert Eversole As you drive through Oregon on I-5 the Cascade Range, with its thundering waterfalls, raging rivers, volcanic peaks and glorious clear mountain lakes, clearly beckons you towards its myriad of trails and special places. The Mount Jefferson Wilderness …

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Destinations Northwest

June 30, 2020October 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

Best Rides off Interstate 5, Part 1: California by Robert Eversole There are as many ways to tackle a wilderness trail ride as there are wilderness areas. For the next two months we’re focusing on places easily accessible from Interstate 5. We will begin in California and head north …

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Beyond Basic Training

August 5, 2020September 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

Five Skills to Master Before Heading Out on the Trail by Robert Eversole Trail riding can be a wonderful experience. It can also be horrible and we’ve all been there. In riding back country and front country areas across the US I’ve noted what differentiates the successful from the …

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Destinations Northwest

August 5, 2020September 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

Juniper Dunes by Robert Eversole Despite the common notion that Washington State is a place of cool mists, ferns and towering firs, the fact of the matter is that a majority of the state is desert. The Cascade Mountain Range casts a rain shadow effect over two thirds of …

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Destinations Northwest

August 5, 2020August 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

Haney Meadow: Then and Now by Robert Eversole Most people in Washington’s Back Country Horsemen community have heard of Ken Wilcox, our patron saint of back country equestrian trails. Many people have at least a passing knowledge of Ken’s namesake horse camp near Haney Meadow. Far fewer people have …

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Are You a “High Performance” Trail Rider?

August 5, 2020July 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

The Performance Demands of Backcountry Riding by Robert Eversole As a trail rider you are a high performance rider, and your horse or mule is your high performance partner. By “high performance” I’m not only referring to the various extreme trail riding events we often see. Even away from …

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Destinations Northwest – Backcountry Riding and Camping in Washington’s Wilderness Areas

August 5, 2020July 1, 2014 by Robert Eversole

by Robert Eversole Backcountry Horsemen: two words that represent so much. The vastness and freedom of the backcountry is a gift. Much of the environment remains as it has been for millennia, with no machinery, few people and endless starry night skies. All of this is accessible from the …

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