Is Hiking The Cheapest, Healthiest Exercise There Is?
Rather than hang out at your usual brunch spot this weekend, why not change up your routine and head to the trails? Time outdoors is good for...
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Stories By Jess Scanlon
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Bad-Ass Women's Backpacking Gear
One of our best picks for performance, the MSR Reactor is a powerhouse of a stove boils a liter of water faster than you can get your...
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Eight Essential Tips For New Campers
A tent, sleeping bag and marshmallows alone won't be enough for a good first-time camping trip. With more time outside, you'll also have more exposure to elements...
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How-To: Be Safe In A Thunderstorm
Although lightning strikes aren't usually fatal (seven out of 10 victims survive), there's no arguing they can still do you serious harm. Just this week, several people were struck...
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English Channel Swimmer Dies
Susan Taylor wanted to "create a ripple" and raise money for charity, but this isn't how she hoped to do it. Donations poured in after the 34-year-old...
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5 Awesome Things To Do In Death Valley (Besides Fry Eggs)
Now that the park rangers at Death Valley National Park are sick of cleaning up after people frying eggs on the ground (and sicker of cleaning up the shells...
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New Reason To Fear Climate Change: Even More Lyme Disease
Here's a good reason to remember your insect repellant: Lyme disease cases increased 80 percent from 1993 to 2007 in the United States, and the number is still growing....
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Wildfire Threatens Alaskan City—Sled Dogs, Too!
Air Force servicemen, mushers and Fairbanks residents alike are all fleeing the Alaskan city because of a nearby wildfire, reported the Anchorage Daily News. Fairbanks and...
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Poor New Yorkers Get Citi Bike Discount
Citi Bike announced that it is offering a discounted annual membership rate to residents of NYCHA, New York City's housing authority for low-income city residents. The catch...
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Beachgoers: Beware The Surf Zone!
There's a silent danger lurking at the beach. We're not talking about sharks, jellyfish or even riptides. Waves in the wading zone—those lovely swells of water that...
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The Appalachian Trail, End-To-End In 46 Days
One out of every five people who attempt to hike the entire Appalachian Trail will finish the trail. Thru-hiking on the 2,100-mile trail normally takes 5 to...
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Animals Dying Mysteriously In Florida Lagoon
Pelicans, dolphins and manatees—all residents of Florida's biologically rich Indian River Lagoon—are dying at a rate that's alarming local wildlife experts, reported Discovery News. What's more alarming...
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Historic Antarctic Expedition Stopped Cold
It's the ultimate winter overland trip, full of hazards and at nature's mercy. Only this time, they tweet about it. The Coldest Journey, the first-ever winter...
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5 Preventable Mistakes New Hikers Always Make
Think going for a hike is just taking a walk outside? Not when you're headed into the wilderness it's not, though plenty of newbie hikers apparently think...
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