GUIDED BY TRAILS,
GROUNDED IN NATURE
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Trail tales & insights
STORIES FROM THE TRAIL
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon: Eagle Lake, Mineral King
Read more: Sequoia and Kings Canyon: Eagle Lake, Mineral King7.2 miles round trip with 2,200-foot elevation gain Eagle Lake, a popular weekend backpacker destination, is reached by one of Mineral King’s easier trails. Relatively easier,…
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Olympic Memories on Baldwin Hills Hike
Read more: Olympic Memories on Baldwin Hills HikeWhenever I take a Baldwin Hills hike I’m reminded that the city of Los Angeles twice hosted the Olympic games. One favorite Baldwin Hills hike is…
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Echo Mountain
Read more: Echo MountainSam Merrill Trail: From Cobb Estate to Echo Mountain is 5.6 miles round trip with 1,400-foot elevation gain Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe’s Echo Mountain Resort…
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Hiking Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain
Read more: Hiking Mount Athos, the Holy MountainMount Athos, the Holy Mountain, has several faces: a Greek landscape of astonishing beauty; monasteries of an architectural genius that will not be seen again; two…
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Words You Associate with Hiking
Read more: Words You Associate with HikingWhat are words you associate with hiking? By that I mean the words that describe the feelings (mostly good, I hope) that hiking brings you. Rewarding.…
