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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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Giant for a Day: Sequoia National Forest, California
We all have different comfort levels when it comes to weekend getaways and the great outdoors. And we all know that's something I'm
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Odds & Ends: Pemberton & The Cheakamus River, British Columbia, Canada
In additional to spending the largest part of our time in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver, my friends and I took side road trips and did s
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Chief Stawamus: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
While the snow may have worked against us in Whistler, one thing that did play to our advantage was the long days.
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Summer Friday: Eldorado National Forest, California
It doesn't take much convincing to get me outside on a Friday afternoon.