Hiking on an Old Cold War Site in Colorado
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December 12, 2018
Controversial. Dangerous. Cold War site. Nuclear weapons. Plutonium. Wildlife refuge. Great hiking trails. Wait...
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The Gift of Writing in the Ozark Mountains
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November 26, 2018
In November of 2012, I began this blog as an online scrapbook to record my adventures on the trails. I hoped it would help solidify memories of good times and lessons learned. It has more than fulfilled this wish. Sometimes I skim back through posts...
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Advice for Litterbugs on the Trail
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October 22, 2018
The sight of trash in the Ozarks sometimes interrupts my enjoyment of the walk. I try to contain my emotional response to seeing an abandoned cup, because it confuses Hiker-dog. She’s always happy in the woods and worries if I’m not enjoying my time, too. I’ve...
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Bushwhacking in the White Mountains
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September 19, 2018
Epic adventures sometimes have humble beginnings. I had a great conversation with an old ski instructor buddy of mine lately. He too is also an avid hiker. I had sent him a text saying I was dying to go hiking on the forthcoming weekend. He...
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Thoughts on Shadowing a Guidebook Author
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September 12, 2018
We consulted our notes. To the left, through the trees, down a set of stairs conveniently built into the side of a hill. Follow the trail to a...
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Being Confident on the Trails (and a Giveaway!)
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September 10, 2018
By Becky Ohlsen, author of Best Tent Camping: Oregon, Backpacking Oregon, Walking Portland, One Night Wilderness: Portland. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post and enter the giveaway to win a copy of Best Tent Camping: Oregon! OK, so maybe I’m the only one who feels...
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Delivery Notice—One Healthy Boston Hiking Guide
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August 27, 2018
Delivery Notice: One Perfectly Healthy Boston Hiking Guide. Name: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston Weight: 312 pages Length: 9 inches Author and book are doing well! My copies of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston arrived the other day. That was certainly cause for celebration, especially when I cracked...
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Appreciating the Surprises Found Around the Bend
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August 17, 2018
By Becky Ohlsen, author of Best Tent Camping: Oregon, Backpacking Oregon, Walking Portland, One Night Wilderness: Portland. It’s one of the best things about traveling—you just never know what you might find around the corner. This is equally true whether you’re roaming the streets of a busy city,...
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Our Week at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
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August 8, 2018
And just like that, another Outdoor Retailer has come and gone. A week that is both impossibly long and astonishingly quick. It's exhausting and inspiring. We all survive on caffeine and samples of trail mix and happy hours with beer and kombucha. Now that we've had...
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The Magic of a Local Bookstore
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June 20, 2018
My love for local bookstores was solidified during college when I worked at Adams Bookstore in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Mr. Adams was like a mentor to me during that time. I wrote about his influence during those crucial years in another post. In 2016, I learned of...
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