Hiking: An Ounce of Prevention
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Logan F.2 Comments
A terrible headline in the paper caught my eye: “Killer Tells How Victim Fought Him.” The victim, a young woman out hiking, used her wits and martial arts training when she wa ...
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hiking tips
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Rick McCharles
I’ve subscribed to an informative site called ideal-hiking-equipment.com.Check the outline of a sample post: UPHILL HIKING TIPS:Take small steps going uphillLook several ...
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Lake Vesuvius Lakeshore Trail, Ohio
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Rick McCharles
The WARNING SIGNS on this trail are over zealous. From one trip report circulated by email:It was a beautiful day, no rain and warm sun shining down on the steamy well watered ...
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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattress
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Rick McCharles
The highly touted Therm-a-Rest NeoAir is now available.Backpacker 2009 Editors’ Choice Winner: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir review on YouTube.I just added this item to my Amazon. ...
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single speed mountain bike?
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Rick McCharles
My FARTS Adventure Racing teammate is an advocate of bikes with only one gear ratio.That’s NUTS.Or is it?From an Adventure Racer, Mike:A single speed will not only make ...
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Is hiking dying or not?
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Rick McCharles
I remember all the hiking blogs jumping on the gloom and doom prediction that “ hiking was dying “.From Feb. 2008:… Since the late 1980s, the percentage of ...
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