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The Finest Walk in the World: Milford Track, New Zealand
Two young and two older Americans just navigating a foreign backcountry
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Unfinished Business: The Lost Coast Trail, California
The trail was overgrown; unfortunately with poison oak, thistles, and stinging nettles at every step. It was impossible to get into a comfor
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Required R&R: Lassen Volcanic National Park
The thing I'd change about this trip? Only let one person sleep in a one-person hammock.
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Backpacking 101: The Lost Coast Trail, California
It turns out backpacking and camping aren't the same thing.