When Stephen Ausherman, author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque, told me that his publisher wanted to do a 3rd edition of the book and that he didn’t have time for it, I jumped at the chance to take on the project. To kick-off the project,...
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True outdoor adventurers know there's no off season for camping. When the weather gets cold, you just need to add some layers and change out some of your gear. And winter camping has many benefits—no people, better views once the leaves fall, fewer bugs and...
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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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A three-day weekend is the perfect amount of time for a short overnight backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. You get two (or three if you're ambitious and leave on a Friday) nights under the stars and can bring fancier, more perishable food and heavier...
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A new FKT (Fastest Known Time) record was set on the Appalachian Trail yesterday—Karel Sabbe completed the nearly 2,200-mile trail in 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes. We can't all be that amazingly athletic (or impressively crazy). And let's face it—we can't all thru-hike the...
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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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Writing a camping guidebook is daunting. How do you take an entire state and whittle down the best 50 places to camp? What do you include? Where do you selfishly exclude to keep to yourself? We asked Becky Ohlsen, author of Best Tent Camping: Oregon, how she picked...
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New Jersey gets such a bad rap. New Yorkers love to point out that it's not New York, the entire country makes fun of the inability to pump your own gas, and it's the butt of every state joke. But true Jerseyans know that the...
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The Eagle Creek Fire of 2017 had an enormous impact on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. We all watched in horror as some of Oregon's most well-known and picturesque trails burned, and still wonder if we will ever see them again as...
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If you know even a small amount about paddling, you've probably stumbled across the Nantahala Outdoor Center, or NOC. Many people today see the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) for what it has become: a seminal Southeastern paddling hub and profitable business. What they don’t know is...
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