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How Do You Like Them Oranges?

In this day and age, it's easy to forget the time when people grew most of our food on small farms.  For example, back in the 1920's and 30's, Sunkist was a modest cooperative in California with many different orange growers, each with... 

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Mount Passaconaway

The weather was perfect today for my ascent of Mount Passaconaway (4,043 ft) in the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains, with morning temperatures in the low 40's, climbing to the low 70's by late afternoon, under mostly sunny skies. This was... 

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Schwinn 140 Upright Exercise Bike

The Schwinn 140 Upright Exercise Bike might seem like a bizarre product review for a backpacking web site, but I like this product so much I want to tell everyone I know about it. (If Chris Wallace, the new head of Backpackinglight.com's Wilderness... 

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Hike Your Own Hike by Francis Tapon

Despite its title, Hike Your Own Hike, is not just another Appalachian Trail memoir. It's a book about applying the lessons of the trail to everyday life and giving yourself the freedom to be happy. Anyone who's backpacked for a few hundred miles... 

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Gertrude’s Nose

Gertrude's Nose is an impressive section of cliff face in The Gunks. Located within Minnewaska State Park, it's an easy walk from Lake Minnewaska, or a more challenging one if you hike along the Millbrook Ridge Trail from Trapps Bridge. I did... 

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Fire on the Mountain

I did a short section hike along the Long Path in New York State today along the Jenny Lane Trail in The Minnewaska State Park Preserve. Shortly after leaving the trail head, I came to a large patch of forest where much of the undergrowth was dead, but... 

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Suunto A10 Compass

I've owned the same Suunto A10 Compass for years and can recommend it highly for 3 season hiking. The markings on mine are  a little worn, as you can see, but it has all of the key attributes you need for following a bearing or orienteering... 

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