When you're on a thru-hike, the days can easily blend together. This is where a hiking journal can come in handy! Pack a notebook to document every detail of the journey—it'll be worth its weight in gold one day. If you're on the fence about lugging around a few extra ounces...
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What better time to plan a long bicycling trip than during National Bike Month? If you're looking for a trip that will literally and figuratively take your breath away, Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway are arguably the two most quintessential scenic roads east...
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April showers not only bring May flowers; they also bring cascading waterfalls that are sure to delight hikers and outdoor photographers. Jim Warnock, author of Five-Star Trails: The Ozarks, shares these hikes to try this spring. Watch for Five-Star Trails: The Ozarks, available in October, and follow Jim's adventures at...
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With warm breezes, blooming wildflowers, and sunshine on your face, spring is a great time to explore the scenic trails surrounding San Diego. These five hikes from the new 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego by Sheri McGregor will take you on a wildflower tour...
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Today is the day we can read all day long, To not open a book would really be wrong. Everyone is reading from sea to sea, You can read to a dog, you can read to a bee. Enjoy a good book outside and breathe the fresh air, Feel the sun...
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How do you choose just a handful of day hikes to represent the best the Appalachian Trail has to offer? We spoke with veteran outdoors author Johnny Molloy about his new guidebook, Best of the Appalachian Trail: South, which comes out in March. First of all,...
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This Valentine's Day, we want to share our feelings for our true love—the outdoors. Here are all the ways we say "I love you" at Menasha Ridge Press. Dear Arches National Park, I'm working my way back to you (babe). XOXO Roses are red, Boys are smelly, Angel's Landing, You make our...
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To celebrate the release of her new book, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Los Angeles, author Laura Randall shared three hikes near downtown LA. For those of you not living in California, look for hikes close to your own cities! On a recent Saturday morning, I...
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Valerie Askren, author of Five-Star Trails: Louisville & So. Indiana, takes the time to look at the world around her and reminds us that the beauty of nature is never that far away. “There’s an increased emphasis on thinking global but hiking local, and we’re trying...
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We've all been there before: sitting on our couches or at our desks, or standing in a checkout line flipping wistfully through inspirational photos on our phones. Then we go home, halfheartedly work out just to get it over with, and go to sleep to do it...
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