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May 2, 2017
02May
Walking on Edge and Remembering the LA Riots of 1992
When the L.A. Riots broke out in the spring of 1992, I was the Los Angeles Times [...]
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June 12, 2016
12Jun
NATIONAL LANDS: Twelve Kinds of Public Land You Can Hike
Few of us--hikers or not--realize that America boasts a dozen more national lands, [...]
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June 2, 2016
02Jun
Cult of the Thru-Hiker
The gutty few who hike a long distance trail in its entirety at one time are known as [...]
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May 29, 2016
29May
Backbone Trail Gallery
The Backbone Trail, decades in the making, is now just about complete. I’ve [...]
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April 18, 2016
18Apr
HIKE Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills
Introduction from the Trailmaster Griffith Park will always have a special place in [...]
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April 2, 2016
02Apr
National Parks: The Next 100 Years
As the National Park Service kicks off its centennial celebration, I began thinking [...]
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March 26, 2016
26Mar
Samaria Gorge Hike in Crete
Samaria Gorge, Europe’s deepest, beckons the adventurous hiker with fabulous scenery, [...]
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March 1, 2016
01Mar
Hiking and Beer, Happy Trails and Ales
Hiking and beer just seem to go together. Some of my best hikes have become all the [...]
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January 19, 2016
19Jan
Hiking Humor
Hikers have a sense of humor. Really. Perhaps we project a too serious demeanor as we [...]
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