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5 Backpacking Trips in the Pacific Northwest

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:March 27, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings Wild Learning
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Lake Tahoe Basin Food Storage Requirements

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:March 26, 2024
Post category:BV Can Plan Trail Bearings
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Lake Tahoe Basin Updates Food Storage Requirements | Learn new rules and regulations | Bear proof food storage required around Lake Tahoe

Wildfire Safety While Backpacking

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:March 25, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings Wild Learning
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Wildfire Facts | Wildfire Safety | What to do in a wildfire | Backcountry Survival Guide | Learn about surviving a wildfire when backpacking

Miranda with her BV450 in the Superstition Wilderness

Backpacking Sleeping Bags: What You Need to Know

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:March 25, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings
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Gear Guide: Backpacking Sleeping Bags | How-To Choose the Best Sleeping Bag for Hiking | Ratings - Terminology - Material

How to Choose the Right Backpacking Tent

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:March 17, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings Wild Learning
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Backpacking Gear Guide | Backpacking Tents | How to choose the right tent that can fit in a backpack | Tent parts & terminology

One of North Carolina's many mountain waterfalls

How to Make Water Safe to Drink

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:March 16, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings Wild Learning
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5 Short Multi-Day Canoe Trips

Post author:Jessica Cockroft
Post published:February 28, 2024
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Paddle the Backcountry: 5 Multi-Day Canoe Trips to Camp a New WayI really wanted to take this opportunity to repeat the folk-lore that my home state has more shoreline than…

Why We Wander

Post author:Greg Sakowicz
Post published:February 6, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings
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Sitting in front of a blue light generating computer for eight hours a day is not how we were meant to be. Sitting in traffic watching the turn signal of…

An Appalachian Trail hiker takes in the view from a high peak.

Choose Your Own Adventure: What Long Trail Is for You?

Post author:Meital Kupfer
Post published:January 26, 2024
Post category:Trail Bearings Wild Learning
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The decision to undergo a thru hike is not an easy one. There are many things to consider, from food storage to shelter to your pack to the shoes you will inevitably wear down (multiple times). These choices and related opinions are incredibly contentious among hikers but more prevalent are the questions and disbelief you may encounter in your closest friends and family.

Dear PCT Class of 2024

Post author:Rose Merianos
Post published:January 10, 2024
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The videos have been watched. The gear has been dialed in. The permit has been secured. It’s happening - you are, for so many, about to embark on the biggest…