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When to Quit a Long-Distance Hike

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Guest post and photos by: Stephanie Grace

After months of planning, shakedown hikes and overthinking my gear choices and one white-knuckle shuttle ride from the Reno airport to Tahoe City, I was 88 miles into my thru-hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail when I began to feel a snapping sensation in my leg.

I chalked it up to normal hiker fatigue and carried on. A few miles later and not long after I passed a wooden elevation marker at 7,777 feet, stabbing pain replaced the snapping sensation. I dropped my pack and hobbled to sit down under a nearby tree. [Read more…] about When to Quit a Long-Distance Hike

How to make more time for hiking

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One of the biggest issues I hear both new and experienced hikers struggle with is not having enough time to actually go hiking! A lot of people get caught up on hiking gear. What gear do they really need? Do they have enough gear? Do they have the right gear? You can actually ease into hiking with very little gear, but you can’t learn to hike, or get better at hiking, if you don’t put some time into it.

I’m excited to share some of my favorite hiking tips, for both beginners and seasoned hikers, to squeeze more hiking time into your life. [Read more…] about How to make more time for hiking

How to choose the best backpacking stove

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Honestly, I never put too much thought into my backpacking stove until a friend of mine started using my backpacking weight calculator and messaged me to ask how it was possible that my stove was so light – she thought it was a typo, at just over 3 ounces.

It was not a typo, friends, and I still have that same stove today, 5+ years later, and love it! [Read more…] about How to choose the best backpacking stove

Hiking Gift Basket Ideas

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If you have your life together enough, to plan far ahead enough, to put together your own hiking gift baskets – I salute you! I’ve gone back and forth over the years between putting a lot of time, thought and effort into creating the perfect gift basket and then other times you just get a gift card delivered via email – sorry friends.

While hiking gift baskets may take a little extra thought and time to put together, it is so worth it to go the extra mile and gift something you know your hiking friends and loved ones will truly appreciate and use for years down the road. [Read more…] about Hiking Gift Basket Ideas