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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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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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 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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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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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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