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A Hiker’s Guide to Healing — Modern Love
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 Feeling shame and needing to be alone, a rape victim walks — and walks — searching for peace.
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Roger Furst, a Founder of Eastern Mountain Sports, Dies at 78
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 Tired of bulky equipment, Mr. Furst co-founded the Eastern Mountain Sports retail chain with a fishing buddy, helping those in the Northeast ski in the backcountry and scale peaks.
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‘Wild,’ a Hiking Memoir by Cheryl Strayed
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 The story of a life-transforming wilderness hike.
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Into the Wild With a Dog at Your Side
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 Ceiridwen Terrill, a nature writer and former wilderness ranger, on how to go hiking with your dog.
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‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed, a Walkabout of Reinvention
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 When she had no one and nothing left, Cheryl Strayed traveled the Pacific Crest Trail alone, writing about the experience years later in “Wild.”
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Matching Adventurers With Scientists
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 A program enlists outdoor athletes as hardy field assistants to scientists in need of data from far-flung places.
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Virtual Hikes Promote Nature Valley Granola Bars
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 Inspired by Google’s Street View, marketers for General Mills’ Nature Valley brand took cameras to three national parks for hiker’s-eye views of trails.
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Arizona: Conviction for Forced Hikes
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A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of child abuse for forcing his grandsons on grueling hikes in the Grand Canyon in searing heat even as they vomited and two of them repeatedly fell.
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IN TRANSIT; Yosemite to Limit Hikers On Peak for Safety Reasons
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In Transit blog; Yosemite National Park plans to reduce the number of permits it issues to hikers seeking to climb one of the park's most popular destinations, Half Dome peak, tens of thousands of hikers climb the steep slope each year, leading to gridlock and safety issues. Photo
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JOURNEYS; New Lures for an Elysian Isle, Close to Los Angeles
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Channel Islands National Park, an archipelago of five almost entirely undeveloped islands west of Los Angeles, is one of the least visited parks in the country and home to several species that were once critically endangered but whose range is now expanding; options for visitors include an abundance of hiking, tours and stunning views. Maps, Photos
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