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Hiking Through Hyperbole: A Walk in the Clouds

With nearly constant cloud cover and a few mornings waking up to a thick layer of snow on the ground, the focus of the last days on the trail went from staying dry to just staying warm.

Hiking Through Hyperbole: Blisters and Fire

Blisters, hiking solo, and lightning-started fires marked the stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail from northern California through Oregon.

Hiking Through Hyperbole Part 2: The Snowy Sierra

The desert portion done, fear (and trail gossip) centered on snow in the Sierra, with six major passes above 11,000 feet.

Hiking Through Hyperbole: The Vortex of Fear

Tackling the Pacific Crest Trail is a big job, made harder by a stream of scary stories filtering down from other hikers.

Backyard Wilderness: The New England Trail

600 miles of trail and it's not the Long Trail or the AT! Sure, it's got some rough spots, but it's a nice taste of something different when you want to cover some mileage in the northeastern U.S.

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