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Hiking & Backpacking

Essential gear for day hikes – Part 15

On the basic day hike one will likely want to bring along a few essential items. While hiking boots are not absolutely required, they are very helpful and provide good support over uncertain terrain. Your feet are your most important asset any time you’re on the trail so you’ll want to take care of ...

Testimonies: My most magical hike

My magic hike happened many, many years ago. I grew up in a boarding school for fatherless boys, and by the summer before we would be high school seniors, all the boys in my class had lived, fought, played and studied together every day for ten years. We weren’t just schoolmates. We were brothers. ...

The Best Day Hikes in Maryland

Maryland offers a great variety of trails for day hikes. The trails range from the rugged Appalachian Trail to the paved Western Maryland Rail Trail, to the wooden boards of the Havre de grace Boardwalk. The scenery offered by these wonderful trays includes mountains, hills, rivers, bays and oceans. No matter your hiking ability ...

A Guide to Las Vegas Hiking Trails

Las Vegas offers a wide range of hiking trails for many different levels. They range in ability and all have different scenes. Anyone can enjoy themselves just by looking at the scenes that the trails offer. First up is the Red Rock Canyon. This trail is thirteen miles long and will cost you five ...

A guide to ultra light hiking – Part 1

In Alaska, if you want to have fun in the summer, it means that you are probably hiking to it. Most every incredible area involves some form of a hike or backpacking trip in order to get to it. You could take off road vehicles, but even then, you generally have to hike a ...