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While slogging through a Florida swamp in shin-deep water might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, that was precisely how I chose to spend a long November weekend on a bucket-list backpacking trip ...

Backpacking is just like day hiking. Except instead of finishing the day by going home to a shower and a home-cooked meal, you camp alongside the trail, don’t shower, and eat someone’s best attempt at ...

Participation in almost all forms of outdoor recreation and physical activities increased dramatically during the pandemic, but in some sports those gains have lasted, and one of the most profound ...

In the United States, hiking for recreation truly began to take hold in the early 1900s. Outdoor recreation in general was ...

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That said, most folks just aren’t able to commit the time it takes to tackle a thru-hike, as much as they might like to. Kids, jobs, mortgages: So many factors pull people back home after a shorter ...