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| Beautiful Photos of Yosemite Hike |
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submitted by limecity 7 days ago (via feeds.feedburner.com) | |
| I didn’t go, but I sure wish I had.
Head over to Calipiddler’s Sierra Nevada hiking and photography blog to read about her recent excursion in and around the Yosemite Valley, and make sure you click on the links to her excellent photo gallery. Also hit her main Calipidder home page to find out about her other Sierra Nevada [...] |
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| How Does the Economy Affect Your Hiking? |
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submitted by limecity 7 days ago (via feeds.feedburner.com) | |
| I got this from the besthike.com blog. Rick found an article in Norway’s Aftenbladet newspaper that proposes a link between the faltering economy and an increase in hiking:
In total, the Norwegian Trekking Association has 222,291 members. Around 7000 of these joined this year, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to last year.
This increase is equivalent to [...] |
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| Big Agnes Lost Ranger 15 F Sleeping Bag |
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Big Agnes is one of the premier gear manufacturers in the backpacking community. However, if you’ve never seen a Big Agnes sleeping bag, you may be in for a big surprise if you try one out at an outfitters.
Big Agnes was the first and is still the only mainstream sleeping bag manufacturer that does not [...]
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| Gray Fox Attacks People in a Church |
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submitted by limecity 11 days ago (via feeds.feedburner.com) | |
| Just two days ago I wrote about a potentially rabid fox attacking a jogger in Prescott, Arizona. Now comes word that a potentially rabid gray fox attacked church goers in South Carolina. When I lived near Klamath in rural Del Norte County, I saw zillions of foxes, including once when I saw four in my yard at the [...] |
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| Gorgeous Rural Japan Blog with Exquisite Photos |
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submitted by limecity 11 days ago (via feeds.feedburner.com) | |
| I was gratefully reading a post about the Northern California Hiking Trails blog (thanks Rick!) over on the besthike.com blog, a great new blog I recently found and just put in my blog roll. Just below the entry about me (thanks again Rick!) was a post about a fascinating blog from rural Japan - bastich.net.
Have a [...] |
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| … a few final lessons |
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submitted by limecity 11 days ago (via fourcornersofjapan.net) | |
| If you can’t control yourself, how do you expect to control anything else?
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Repetition is important.
The adolescent is the one who wants to experience everything. The adult comes to realize you can’t experience everything.
Apologise for what you’ve done, not for who you are.
I should be spending most of my time doing the [...] |
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| Holiday Gift Ideas: Hiking Club Memberships |
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submitted by limecity 11 days ago (via feeds.feedburner.com) | |
| Finding a good gift for a hiking friend or family member can be challenging if you’re not an expert gear hound or you don’t know their gear preferences.
Over the years, I’ve found that buying gift memberships for them in backpacking, hiking, or other outdoor organizations is a great way to recognize their passion and enthusiasm, [...]
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| What I learnt from walking Japan (17) |
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submitted by limecity 14 days ago (via fourcornersofjapan.net) | |
| Is it just me, or are there a lot of dental clinics in Japan?
I’m overdue for a dental check.
Word roots aren’t arbitrary. Sometimes they’re profound. Etymology is culture, and even biology.
Bananas.
Flat feet are no impediment to walking thousands of kilometres.
My shadow knows north.
Midday is halfway between sunrise and sunset, not 12pm.
I want to grow something [...] |
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| Protecting your Food from Bears |
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There are basically 3 ways to protect your food from bears and other animals in the backcountry: bear bags, bear canisters, and Ursacks. They all have their advantages and disadvantages, so let’s review each.
Bear Bags
On the east coast of the US, we have black bears, and hanging your food is usually sufficient to keep them [...]
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