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On Foot

I can only understand a place by walking it.  When traveling I’ve got to get out of the car and strike out across open land, feel the ground under my feet and see what plants brush my legs, hear the

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First Camping Trip

There is nothing like sleeping out in the wilderness after a day on foot and dinner by the fire.  Child Harbat and I went camping recently and she’s now an official Camper.  What is like hiking and camping in the

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I Was Born by the River, In a Little Tent…

…and ohhhh just like that river I’ve been runnin’ ever since.  Sorry, got a bit of Sam Cooke in my head.  If you’re interested, Seal does a fantastic cover of this song.  People have been born by the calm waters

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How to Go for a Hike With Children

Hey all you logical people who put the day before the month:  it’s still 11/11/13!  Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk about taking two small children to the park for a “hike”.  Is it possible?  Define “hike”.  If

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The Misty Mountains Cold

When it’s 95 degrees and zero humidity this summer, when the sun beats down like a hot sheet of iron on your unprotected head, when every cell in your body aches for cool and water, I’ll look at this picture

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Living Near the Wild

Never forget that we are evolved animals living in a world of wonderful and dangerous creatures.  On a family hike I was told by a couple coming in the opposite direction on the trail that there was a rattlesnake up

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Hiking with a Toddler

Whatever conceptions you have of “going for a walk”, “hiking” or “taking a stroll”, please wrap them in newspaper and throw in the trash.  Once you have a kid, you’re going to have to learn new meanings for all these

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