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What hiking to Abbot Pass Hut taught me about perseverance
The Plaid Zebra October 23, 2017

BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO We were about half way up the scramble of the gully when hail started to bounce off our helmets. We stayed close to the side of a towering bolder while people added layers and adj…

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11 Hiking hygiene tips to take with you on your next trail adventure
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Keeping up with hiking hygiene seems to take more effort than usual. But keeping your body healthy and strong is of the utmost importance when preparing for a day’s trek. So how do you do this, …

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Hiking Safety: Ten tips to help keep you safe on the trail
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So you’ve decided to go hiking and experience the beautiful sights, sounds, and smells of nature. But have you thought about hiking safety and what you should do to keep yourself in tip-top shap…

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Backpacking: 10 common hiking mistakes made by beginners
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Whether you are new to the trail or have conquered thousands of miles, hiking mistakes are bound to be made. Some mistakes made are easy to learn from and are fun to look back on and laugh at, while o…

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Backpacking pillow: Sleep well anywhere you decide to rest
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Much of the debate over whether or not to bring a backpacking pillow on a camping or hiking trip has to do with weight and space. Why carry a pillow when you can use a stuff sack filled with soft clot…

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Backpacking sleeping pad: Why you should invest in a good night’s sleep
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Getting a good nights sleep on the road can be hard. Especially so if your sleeping plans involve a tent, a car, or the cold, cold ground. Trust that if you plan on sleeping in locations that don̵…

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Missouri will soon have a car-free 400-mile biking/hiking loop
The Plaid Zebra February 3, 2017

BY: TIM O’NEAL Windsor, Missouri is a typical rural American town. Fewer than three thousand people live there. The factory that used to employ about fifteen percent of the adult population clos…

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Nature lovers rejoice: Canada is finishing one of the biggest trails in the world this fall
The Plaid Zebra January 16, 2017

BY: ELIJAH BASSETT 2017 is the year of Canada’s 150th birthday, but this year it’s the citizens who’ll be getting a gift, in the form of a massive trail that passes through every province and territor…

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Satisfy your craving for adventure with these breathtaking hikes from around the world
The Plaid Zebra October 17, 2016

BY: JEFF HERNANDEZ Hiking is a great thing to do when it comes to weekend adventures. However, selecting the best location for hiking can be a difficult task. While you may be left disappointed by the…

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These photos will take you on a tour through the majestic Appalachian Trail
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BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s roughly 2,190 miles and 14 states of grueling work and unforgettable sites. With everything from the southern hospitality in Georgia all the way through exquisite mountain ra…

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9 incredible benefits of living a barefoot lifestyle
The Plaid Zebra September 12, 2016

BY: ERIC CARRELL Shoes have become an essential part of our lives, providing their cushioning, supportive, warm and stylish bliss. They are so important that we rarely question their need, importance …

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A dream vacation just became one man’s full-time job
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  BY: CAROLINE ROLF What if you had the opportunity to walk across Norway on foot, exploring the country’s incredible streams and mountains? This would be the ideal vacation for most adventurers,…

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Capturing 50 reasons to hike Angels Landing
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BY: DONNY   Earlier this year, my friends and I decided to road trip to southern Utah and Arizona. Zion National Park was one of the top places we HAD to visit. Zion is an adventurer’s paradise with t…

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In 2017, the government is making admission to all of Canada’s national parks free
The Plaid Zebra January 13, 2016

BY: JESSICA BEUKER 2017 marks Canada’s 150th birthday, and Parks Canada has an early birthday present for all Canadians. In an initiative brought forward by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Parks Canada…

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This man used to hike for two days just to check his emails—then he did something about it
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BY: DANIEL WATERBOURNE The Annapurna Region in Nepal is an incredibly remote region, circled by limestone mountains capped with snow. To this day, Nangi is only accessible by foot. So for six years, o…

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Photographer hikes 130 km in Northern Sweden to prove a point about workaholic-worship
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BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ The West is full of workaholics, glorifying “business” and moving at a pace that often forgets to slow down now and then to actually live. Photographer Adelina Darvina realized…

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Research shows that people are ditching religion and turning their attention to nature instead
The Plaid Zebra October 15, 2015

BY: SWIKAR OLI Science is showing that the spiritual experience of watching the sun cascade through a ceiling of trees is being preferred to the long-winded sermons of synagogue or Sunday mass. A Bayl…

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2 hrs in nature could save you from being one of the 5 billion with vision problems by 2050
The Plaid Zebra October 10, 2015

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  By the year 2050 half of the world’s population—an estimated five billion—will be nearsighted. Of those people, one billion falls into a high-risk category, putting them at severe …

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This video takes you on an incredible tour of the astonishing Pacific Crest Trail
The Plaid Zebra September 29, 2015

BY: ROB HOFFMAN From the sun-bleached hills of Mexico’s boarder to the frozen edge of Canadian woodland—the Pacific Crest Trail has seen a lot of love ever since Cheryl Strayed’s novel-turned-blockbus…

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I hiked to 10,000 ft. in the High Sierras
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I hiked to 10,000 ft. in the High Sierras, and found the mountain top was powdered with coke
The Plaid Zebra September 28, 2015

BY: TYLER FYFE We came to a wood cabin, drawn like moths to the smothered glow of oil lamps in foggy window panes. We had hiked nearly blind through the night—measuring our progress by the sound of cr…

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