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Trail tales & insights
STORIES FROM THE TRAIL
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Grandparents: Take a Hike with Your Grandchildren
Read more: Grandparents: Take a Hike with Your GrandchildrenThe wisdom that comes from age gives grandparents certain advantages in taking kids on a hike.
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How to Stay on the Trail
Read more: How to Stay on the TrailTo stay on the trail, keep your eyes open when you’re hiking. Don’t be oblivious to your surroundings, lose the trail and expect to call 911;…
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Ten Trail-Tested Tips for Hiking with Children
Read more: Ten Trail-Tested Tips for Hiking with ChildrenHere are my favorite Ten Trail-Tested Tips for Hiking with Children. For a more detailed discussion on the subject, take a look at my new Hike…
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Waterfall Safety: A Waterfall is Beautiful, A Hiker Fall is Not
Read more: Waterfall Safety: A Waterfall is Beautiful, A Hiker Fall is NotIncreasing numbers of waterfall-bound hikers end up needing rescue and are getting injured and even killed. Remember these tips on the next hike to your favorite…
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Ten Essentials for Hikers
Read more: Ten Essentials for HikersA Ten Essentials list was first circulated in the 1930s and has become a kind of gospel among hikers, although there are slight variations among lists.…
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Why I Like to Hike Joshua Tree National Park
Read more: Why I Like to Hike Joshua Tree National ParkJoshua Tree National Park beckons hikers with pathways leading to a diversity of desert environments, including sand dunes, native palm oases, cactus gardens and jumbles of…
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Cahuenga Peak and the HOLLYWOOD Sign
Read more: Cahuenga Peak and the HOLLYWOOD SignWonder View Trail leads to the 1,820-foot summit of Cahuenga Peak, high point of the Hollywood Hills. The narrow and steep path (a true hiker’s route)…
