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12 Appalachian Trail Predictions for 2025

The ATC Sells Adopt-a-Trail Sponsorships to Corporations

The release of the movies “Wild” and “A Walk in the Woods” in 2014 resulted in a huge backpacking boom that saw a 1000% increase in the number of thru-hikers and section hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Things were never quite the same on the AT after that and it got even weirder than before. Here’s a look at what we …

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Casio PAG240-1CR Pathfinder Triple Sensor Multi-Function Sport Watch Review

Casio Men's PAG240-1CR Pathfinder Triple Sensor Multi-Function Sport Watch

The Casio PAG240-1CR Pathfinder Triple Sensor Multi-Function Sport Watch has a built-in barometric altimeter that helped transform my off-trail navigation skills this year. While it is a fully featured sports watch and has many built-in functions, including a compass, barometer, thermometer, multiple times zones, sunset and sunrise times, various timers, alarms, data history storage, including a 110 page instruction manual,  I …

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Hobos and Hikers

Hobos

When I was growing up, being a homeless hobo had a certain romantic appeal to it. Hobos are wandering itinerant workers who ride the rails in the United States, a tradition that got its start after the Civil War when men and women had to journey from their homes to find work. It continued unabated through the Great Depression, but …

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Walking Scotland’s Lairig Ghru by Martin Rye

The Lairig Ghru in Spring

The Lairig Ghru (Gaelic Làirig Dhrù) is the most famous mountain pass in Scotland. Its 500 meter deep trench cuts between the second and third highest mountains in the United Kingdom. The pass makes for a long day walk, or one of the finest two-day backpacking trips to be had in Scotland. The meaning of the name Lairig Ghru is …

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