TALES
January 4, 2016
04Jan
Bee Rock and Old Zoo Trail
Bee Rock and the Old Zoo on a hike in Griffith Park is one for the ages says The [...]
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January 4, 2016
04Jan
The Year of The Hiker
Let’s proclaim this year The Year of the Hiker. Times are tough, the going is rough, [...]
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January 4, 2016
04Jan
How to Wear-out 240 Hiking Boots
"How many hiking boots have you worn-out?" a magazine editor asked Trailmaster John [...]
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January 2, 2016
02Jan
Remembering the First Trails Day
By some hikers’ reckoning, Trails Days began in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains in [...]
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January 2, 2016
02Jan
Hiking and Spelling
In a world in which correct spelling matters less and less every day, should we [...]
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January 1, 2016
01Jan
Hearts of Stone Inspire Hikers
Ever spot a heart-shaped rock on the trail? My friend Becky the hiker sees [...]
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January 1, 2016
01Jan
An Unlikely Hero, Unlikely Hiker and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
When Harold Fry receives a letter from an old friend who is dying of cancer, he pens [...]
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January 1, 2016
01Jan
Homage to Switchbacks
“What’s wrong with this trail?” the perspiring young sportsman in the Boston Red Sox [...]
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January 1, 2016
01Jan
WALK Until You’re 99
When Abraham was 99 years old, the Lord appeared before him and said: “I am God [...]
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