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The Hiking Rule I Break Most Often
Plus, California fall foliage hikes, the return of wraparounds, a new FKT for the PCT, good news for animals, and lots more
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Sometimes You Just Need to See a Long Trail
Plus, National Public Lands Day events, a Strange Visitor to a Wildlife Cam, Death in the Grand Canyon, AI Guidebook Danger, and pizza!
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Trendwatch: Silent Walking, Now
Plus, new trails, a state park gets swamped by Instagrammers, make your own superbloom, angry goats, and more
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The Mountains Get Trashed Again
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A River Divided
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See the Yosemite Firefall!
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The Mountains Are Calling, And You Can't Go
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How to Survive a Superbloom
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On Joining a New Outdoor Community
Plus, the aftermath of Hilary, epic waterfalls, the best new boots might be sneakers, washed out roads, bears on Half Dome, and lots more
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The Kids in Montana Are Alright
Legally good news on climate, new trails in Santa Barbara and San Francisco, Permit price hikes, wolves head south, rebounding plants, camp cooking…
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Island of Misfit Stories #6
The “last official” month of Northwest Summer is here, and the schedule is getting packed tightly with everyone trying to squeeze in all the sunny-day…
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The Mountains Get Trashed Again
plus, how to find dark skies for the Perseid meteor showers, Joshua trees take a beating from fire, Boston gets a new long-distance urban trek, and more
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The Mountains Are Calling, And You Can't Go
Plus, summer skiing is almost over, we made the globe wobble, privatization of the outdoors, and a company trying to DRINK THE DESERT'S MILKSHAKE…
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Hot Hiking Summer ... or Maybe Forever?
Plus, Swimming Cougars of Oregon, an Accidental National Park Landmark, Fake Gear Reviews, Eclipse Trips, and lots more
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6 Months of the Newsletter: A Behind the Scenes Look
How many people are reading? Where are they coming from? And can I afford to go out to dinner from this?
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Modern Hiker Newsletter
Modern Hiker Newsletter
Outdoor news and musings from the American West. Written by Casey Schreiner, outdoor author and journalist, television writer/producer, LA Times contributor, and founder of Modern Hiker - one of the oldest and most-read hiking blogs on the west coast.
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