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Backpacker Magazine BEST. HIKES. EVER. by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Kelly Bastone and Dave Pidgeon: We’ve covered 245,591 miles of trails in our 37-year history. Here are our 20 all-time favorite trips … BEST HIKES EVER COVERED John Muir Trail, CA...
Backpacker – top 10 CLASSIC hikes by Rick McCharles Patient Expert A pretty good list. The Perfect Circle: Hiking the Annapurna Circuit Chile’s Torres del Paine Circuit Corsica’s GR 20 Peru’s Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Italy’s Alta...
Backpacker – America’s best kept secret hikes by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Backpacker Magazine: The only thing better than enjoying the life-list scenery in the country’s premier national parks? Getting that same scenery, minus the crowds. EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS...
Backpacking pictures, Cross Check, and commute by Doug R. Patient Expert My post is finally up on my hiking/backpacking blog about last weekends fabulous fall backpacking trip. Today we had some unusual weather. Seventy-five degrees. Our normal avg high this time...
Trail Life: Lightweight Backpacking by Rick McCharles Patient Expert “Ray Jardine revisits and rethinks his classic ultralight backpacking text…” Overview Ray Jardine, arguably the founding father of ultralight backpacking as we know it, wrote a book entitled...
Ostomy Outdoors: Backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness by Dennis Patient Expert Heidi’s got another great backpacking video here. The video is her longest yet... backpacking trip that included 4 summits of 14,000 ft. peaks! If you’ve got the time, watch this video...
Backpacking post is finally up. by Doug R. Patient Expert Last weekend Susan and I got out for a short backpacking trip. I was having trouble with blogger earlier in the week, but I finally got my pictures uploaded and finished a trip report here. Next up, I...
Backpacking Across Europe by The Apron Queen Healthy Living Professional One of the items on My Bucket List was to backpack across Europe. I think it is safe to say that I can mark this item off my list. OK, so that isn't what most people think of when backpacking...
Selecting a Backpacking Shelter by Dr. John H. Medical Doctor To add balance to our lives, my family and I spend a great deal of time outdoors - hiking... to the Eastern Sierra to climb, hike, and explore. This August I'll do a solo walk on 50 miles of the John Muir...
Reflections on Backpacking with Children by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert . Last weekend, I took my seven-year-old son on his first backpacking trip.  For my ten-year-old daughter.... Backpacking is not just about physical endurance, there is a psychological factor as well.  Feeling the strain...

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atripla
My partner & I do a lot of camping & backpacking. Things like hiking in the Grand Caynon for 5 days. Since i've started Atripla, it seems that my tollerence of the heat is shorter than it used to be. Alltitude seems to bother me more also. Anyone else have any of these problems or suggestions...crap

I doubt you've been asked this before
Hi Dr, Very strange scenario, I have just come back from backpacking in peru with a close male friend.He's apparently straight but we are very physical in the sense of lots of hugging etc. In short, he had sex with a girl while we were trekking in the andes and then returned to our tent. I then fell asleep...crap

An Uphill Climb to Health
I finally went on my first hike with the "Fauquier Hike n' Stuff" meetup group. It was scheduled... because of the weather, but because it has been so long since I've done any real hiking. I was afraid I would be too out of shape to complete the hike, and worried that I would hold everyone up and they would be annoyed with me...crap

Heartburn Friendly Cooking: Take A Hike (Memorial Day Cooking)
season with a hike! Backpacker Bars Ingredients: - Cooking spray to coat the pan - Parchment paper... the same recipe for others in your family without acid reflux disease. Bon Appétit!   Take a Hike! Memorial...crap

T is for Trail Food
we do need a meal or two. For the past few years I haven’t been backpacking on overnight hikes..., and many of us find that hiking in the woods or mountains to be the most enjoyable way to get it. But we still need to balance that exercise with wholesome food. It’s been 64 years since I started hiking in the mountains and 13 years...crap

what are my chances of infection?
hi there doctor.i inserted hiv in google and got led to ur site.anyway i am panicking a bit over a certain issue .i just got back from a backpacking trip around asia that included vietnam...!OK, so let me get this straight. You have a great backpacking trip through Southeast Asia...crap

post-exercise pain/anemia?
Hey Doc-Was wondering why after moderate exercise (hike 2-3 miles) my body feels battered and the next day I feel like my electrolytes are depleted (with mild headache), exactly like the end of the day when backpacking. My doc is worried about anemia (HGB is 13.8; HCT is 40.5 and MCV is 77.8). I do have shortness...crap

My Story Part 1
My 'encounter' with migraines started when I was about 14.   I was on a boyscout camping/hiking trip. The day prior to the migraine was a long hike. I remember eating dinner of typical camping fare... was placed. Or it could have been the stress of a long hike, I don't really know. I had a small cushion or...crap

I want him in my life
Hi,   I am going through so much right now.     I want the guy I met a month ago in my life.  He is the one who stopped one day here and we went hiking.  He lives in CO and WI and I want to know him.   Some people have said that since when we were hiking and I was a bit tired going...crap