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20 Must-Do Hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sitting on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, the seemingly endless ridges of the Smoky Mountains attract more annual visitors than any other national park in the country.
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Colombia is an Adventure Travel Paradise
Colombia probably brings to mind a couple of things. Cocaine, kidnapping, and Narcos being some of the most prevalent.
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6 Things I Didn’t Know about Exploring Alpine Wilderness
I’ve lived on the island of Oahu my whole life, where it’s almost always hotter than 80 degrees F, the humidity will make you sweat from just standing outside, and almost all the mountains have lus.
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A 26-Hour Climbing Adventure in the Bugaboos
My headlamp light is dimming more and more with every minute. Damn, should've brought those extra batteries I left at the tent. I didn't even think I was going to use this thing today.
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If You're Adventurous, You Should Consider Eloping
There's that feeling that words can't describe when you're out in the middle of nowhere with no sound but the crashing of waves or the whistle of the wind through the trees.
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Juneau's Epic and Intimate Alaskan Landscapes
Mendenhall Glacier and Ice Caves No trip to Juneau would be complete without a visit to one of Alaska's easiest accessed glaciers, albeit this is changing quite rapidly due to the exponentially incre.
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Via Ferrata Climbing in the Dolomites of Tirol
Via Ferrata literally translates as "Iron Way" and is said to have originated in Italy in the Second World War as a way to get troops over dangerous mountain paths in relative safety.
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Wild Child: The Need for Wilderness
Over my four day canoe trip on the Green River in Canyonlands, I often found myself pondering the writings of Edward Abbey, especially excerpts from his book Desert Solitaire.
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Living in a Dream World: Hawaii through My Eyes
Hawaii had always been a distant dream of mine.
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Why Every Traveller Should Try Film Photography
I’m one of those people who is addicted to technology; my iPhone, MacBook, and my iPad. I find myself constantly checking Facebook or scrolling through Instagram.
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The 3 Best Places See the Midnight Sun
The midnight sun is something I hadn't really heard much about before until I got into hiking and photography, and as every photographer knows, it can be difficult to capture the best light that last.
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How to Hike the Tallest Peak in Idaho, Mount Borah
Aptly nicknamed “The Roof of Idaho,” Mount Borah is not one of those peaks that you can drive most of the way and summit with just a couple miles of hiking - this is a tough hike and shouldn’t be tak.
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The 10 Best Backpacking Trips on Earth
Don’t get us wrong, a quick overnight in your local state park can be an experience you’ll never forget, but it can’t hurt to set your sights on the greatest backpacking trips in the world.
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Adventure Crew, Unite!
We're only a few weeks out from CamelBak Pursuit, Salt Lake City (August 11-13)! If you live in Utah, or if you've always wanted to visit, it's time to rally your friends and pull the trigger on a li.
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The Top 5 Day Hikes in Southern California
Brian and I are avid hikers and love exploring trails in our local mountains.
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Far from Home: The Stunning Scenery of Norway's Lofoten Islands
I slept in a car for nine days just so I could choose to wake up to whatever view I wanted. Waking up with snow covered beaches surrounded by mountains that encompassed the whole of its coast.
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A Magical, Mystical Winter's Tramp in New Zealand
Frost sparkles in the half-light, incredibly jagged rock slabs lofted at precarious angles stand out in distant evening sun too remote to reach the valley floor, and the moss-draped forest gathers sh.
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Georgia's Top 5 Family-Friendly Adventures
Most families are juggling multiple schedules that seem to never tire. School, sports, friends ... the list goes on.
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