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Sierra Designs Lightning 2 FL Tent Review

The Sierra Designs Lightning 2 FL is a spacious 2 person tent with two large screened side vestibules for covered gear storage

The Sierra Designs Lightning FL 2 person tent is a spacious, lightweight tent that’s exceptionally easy to pitch. It features two side vestibules at the head end of the tent that can be used to store gear, and free up interior space, so occupants …

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Water Caches, Trail Magic and Trash on the PCT

Water Cache at the Third Gate - just north of the cache at Scissors Crossing.

For most hikers, the Pacific Crest Trail begins in a blazing desert without encountering a sure water source for just over twenty miles. The trend continues – for the first 700 miles there is little shade, temperatures often reach over 100 degrees …

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Backpacking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim

Plateau Point

The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest places to hike in all of the world. One of the classic treks in this unforgettable landscape is a hike from the North Rim of the canyon descending to the Colorado and hiking out …

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