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Quiz: Should You Hike the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail?

Are you a backpacking expert? PCT photo by Zach Davis [{“title”:”Appalachian Trail”,”points”:”2″},{“title”:”Pacific Crest Trail”,”points”:”1″},{“title”:”Take a Day Hike on Both Trails”,”points”:”1″}] I’ve gone before. [{“title”:”Appalachian Trail”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Pacific Crest Trail”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Take a Day Hike on Both Trails”,”points”:”2″}] Backpacking? No way. [{“title”:”Appalachian Trail”,”points”:”0″},{“title”:”Pacific Crest Trail”,”points”:”2″},{“title”:”Take a Day Hike on Both Trails”,”points”:”0″}] I spend hundreds of miles on trail each year.…

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Car Camping at Tugaloo

Fri, 2/23, 1 pm-Sun, 2/25, 1 pm Group: Georgia Outdoor Club When: Friday, February 23, 1 pm to Sunday, February 25, 1 pm Where: Tugaloo State Park, Lavonia, GA Cost: $10 + $5 parking (registration required) Details: We’ve got gorgeous weather in February, and I am ready for a weekend outdoors! Join us on beautiful Lake Hartwell…

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Sunset Meditation Hike to Skull Rock

Sat, 2/24, 3:30-6:30 pm Group: Zen & Now When: Saturday, February 24, 3:30-6:30 pm Where: Temescal Canyon Park, Los Angeles, CA Cost: $20-$30 (registration required) Details: The Zen&Now Sunset Hiking Meditation to Skull Rock in Temescal Canyon (near Pacific Palisades) is a unique transformational event that combines hiking, nature, music and guided meditation in a group setting. It…

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Advanced Hike: The Baldfaces

Sat, 2/24, 9 am-9 pm Group: Random Group of Hikers When: Saturday, February 24, 9 am-9 pm  Where: Baldface Circle Trail, North Chatham, NH Cost: Free (registration required) Details: We’re going to hike The Baldfaces (3,570 & 3,610ft), two dramatic rocky peaks on the east side of the White Mountains. Views from these peaks are among the finest…

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Recipe: MiddView Granola Bar

Developed by a college outdoor program, this may be the best bar you’ll ever eat. It might not have the most elegant name, but the MiddView granola bar has plenty of qualities to make up for it. This staple of Middlebury College outdoor life earned its name from the first-year orientation trip program, MiddView. Every…

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