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Backpacking in America as a Person of Color: Hikers Share Their Experiences – Clay Bonnyman Evans

Just a couple miles past the Mason-Dixon line during his Appalachian Trail thru-hike, Daniel White, aka The Blackalachian, and a female hiking partner decided to camp at Pen Mar Park. Just after dark, a group of white men riding motorcycles and … Continue reading

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Thru and Back Again

Just finished reading Luke “Strider” Jordan’s book about his 2013 thru hike of the North Country National Scenic Trail.  Reader’s of this blog are well acquainted with the fact that there is such a thing. I’ve posted a number of … Continue reading

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Grasses Gone Wild

Grasses Ok.  It’s time to turn away from state grasses.  Let me guess.  No one was riveted.  Admittedly, even I, who is the biggest fan of grass I know, found it hard to get excited about the botanical finer points, … Continue reading

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Our National Scenic Trails

As far as National Scenic Trails are concerned (and for these purposes I’m not including National Historic Trails or National Recreation Trails), there are currently 11 in existence (three of them were added as recently as 2009).  They represent some … Continue reading

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