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Hike. Pray. Protest.
by Tracy Ross + Follow
Backpacker | March 2011
Does God love camping? A new church movement foot-soldiered by wilderness-loving young people could transform the way conservative Christians perceive and protect the environment. We hit the trail with the new green evangelicals.
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My F*&^ing Family
by Steve Friedman + Follow
Backpacker | October 2010
Camping is known to bring loved ones closer together, but what happens when your relations include a treacherous sister, murderous brother, and their savage offspring? Steve Friedman leads his clan into the Rockies to resolve five decades' worth of sibling rivalry and simmering resentment.
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The Trail to Neverland: Hut Keepers of the White Mountains
by Bill Donahue + Follow
Backpacker | August 2010
No one stays young forever, of course. Just don't tell the hut keepers in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
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Vanishing Act
by Michael Behar + Follow
Backpacker | October 2009
Disappear into Yellowstone's secret northern fringe, where you'll find a rejuvenated landscape and total solitude (except for the bison and grizzlies).
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The Wild Edge: Exploring Portland's Forest Park
by Bill Donahue + Follow
Backpacker | October 2009
When urban trails blend with raw wilderness, the sum is much greater than the parts.
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I'm Hiking with Stupid - A Buddy Story
by Steve Friedman + Follow
Backpacker | November 2008
The last time our author took his buddy camping, they stopped speaking for a year. A decade later, they still haven't hit the trail together. Which means there's only one thing to do: Try again.
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Thoreau Slept Here
by Tom Clynes + Follow
Backpacker | November 2008
Maine's newly minted Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail tracks the famous naturalist's 1800s expeditions. Good news: It's still wild.
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I Will Survive
by Steve Friedman + Follow
Backpacker | October 2008
Flesh-eating bears. Dive-bombing eagles. Can a regular guy escape certain death armed with only the clothes on his back and the skills he learned on TV from Les Stroud, Bear Grylls, and John Rambo?
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Walking Bataan: The Hardest Miles
by Evelyn Spence + Follow
Backpacker | October 2008
Survivors of the Bataan death march overcame one of history's most grueling walks. What kept them on their feet? And could you do the same? Every year, more than 4,000 people hike through the New Mexico desert to find out.
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The Red Zone: Wyoming's Red Desert
by Michael Behar + Follow
Backpacker | September 2008
As conservationists and energy developers fight over Wyoming's Red Desert, one thing is certain: There's no time like the present to hike through its unreal geography.