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The Dirty Little Secret About Lightweight Backpacking That Nobody Talks About

September 21st, 2011

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Bell Bluff ? Peak 64 ? A vigorous bushwhack over the Sweetwater River

September 21st, 2011

Bell Bluff
Elevation: 3,409?
Total Mileage: 7
Agency: Cleveland National Forest
Trailhead Map (32.81348, -116.73607)
It was going to be a hot day. And there was going to be bushwhacking. I knew it before getting into this. I had read the trip reports and did all the research I could. I was as prepared as I was going to [...]

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Five Classic National Parks to go with Kids

September 21st, 2011

While many are deterred from taking outdoors vacations with children, our National Park system makes it easy to design family friendly vacations in nature. National Parks not only allow kids to see some of the nation?s most amazing natural wonders from a young age, they can also be a great educational resource to spur the [...]

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Campground Review: Mohawk Trail State Forest ? Charlemont, MA

September 21st, 2011

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Mt. Tom Cliff Loop, Holyoke, MA ? 4.8 Miles

September 21st, 2011

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Top 10 South Africa Hideaways for a truly Royal Honeymoon

September 21st, 2011

South Africa has so much to offer from trendy, vibey cosmopolitan Cape Town to spectacular winelands, beautiful coastlines and ultra romantic Safaris ? it is the perfect place for a Royal Honeymoon?.
Here are our top Royal Honeymoon Hideaways:
1.    Singita Private Game Reserve
This is my all time favourite South Africa game lodge! Situated in the southeast of the Kruger National Park, on the border of Mozambique, the locale is a pristine, unexplored expanse of flora, sweeping valleys and breathtakingly splendid views. The game viewing on your African safari is excellent. There is a wonderful health spa that offers conventional European massages, reflexology, manicures, facials and aromatherapy while the modern gym overlooks the rugged African bush. The Singita South Africa collection is made up of 5 luxury lodges.  Two of its lodges, the Ebony and Boulders Lodges, have together been rated the second best resort in the world in the Condé …

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Interactive Wildlife Adventures ? Elephant Back Safaris

September 21st, 2011

South Africa is the home of adventure and fantastic wildlife! Why not combine these two amazing aspects of South Africa together and go on an interactive wildlife experience?
Wildlife is one of the biggest attractions in South Africa and each year it draws thousands of tourists to our beautiful country. The most world renowned of these animals is of course the celebrated ?Big Five? ? Buffalo, Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Rhino!
South Africa now has fantastic interactive wildlife experiences available that come in many forms. There are rehabilitation centre?s, where you can reach out and touch the animals, learn about them and their habits and experience firsthand what it takes to care for them before releasing them back into the wild. Spier Wine Estate in the Western Cape is home to the renowned Cheetah Research Centre and here you are able to get up close and personal with hand reared Cheetahs ? perfect …

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Top 50 Largest City Parks In The US

September 21st, 2011

We ran into a very interesting list of the largest city parks in the US and had to share it. Some really interesting things we found is that that largest city park in the US, Chugach State Park in Alaska is actually larger than the other 49 largest city parks combined. Also, while you might [...]

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The Story Of Tyrol And Its Schwabenkinder (Swabian Children)

September 21st, 2011

The Story Of Tyrol And Its Schwabenkinder (Swabian Children) originally appeared in easy hiker

The Story Of Tyrol And Its Schwabenkinder (Swabian Children) is a post from: Easy Hiker – Adventure for Beginners

The Story Of Tyrol And Its Schwabenkinder (Swabian Children) is a post from: Easy Hiker – Adventure for Beginners

Before the western Austrian region of Tyrol became what it is today ? essentially an alpine fairy tale world of skiing resorts, happy cows and prosperous farmers ? it was the poorest area in Europe.

So poor, in fact, that the desperate locals could not even feed their own kids and had to ?sell? them for the summer as harvest helpers in the richer flat lands of southern Germany.

Literally thousands of Swabian children set out every . . . → Read More: The Story Of Tyrol And Its Schwabenkinder (Swabian Children)

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The 7 best hikes in the Smoky Mountains

September 21st, 2011

This is a guest post by Jeff Dolan. He has hiked extensively in the Smoky Mountains and runs www.hikinginthesmokys.com, the most comprehensive site on the internet for information on hiking Great Smoky Mountain trails. For more information on the hikes listed below, check out his website. Every hiker has a list of favorite trails. After [...]

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