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GEAR: Natural Selection: Are Predators More Likely To Eat Hikers With Tr...
Want to out-geek even the dorkiest of outdoor weenies--a title that I think is currently tied between cyclists that willingly sport unitards with full-fledged man cleavage and runners that deck themselves out in bright-orange...
TALK: Six sites that will help you find a local hike.
Taking a hike doesn't necessarily mean having to take a long drive to get the your place of departure. Daily Green has some excellent ideas for finding a prefect hiking spot closer to home, so...
GEAR: NPS Releases Virtual Tour of Half-Dome Hike
I've never done Half Dome, but having seen pictures of it, it reminds me a little of Angel's Landing, with its cable-assisted scrambling at the finish. It's largely because of pictures like the one...
TALK: Google Earth 5.2: Google Hike
Google Earth is giving us outdoors folk a new way to show off how much we're playing outside. The new edition of Google Earth allows hikers, runners, and bikers to upload their route with data...
TALK: Best Hikes With a View
In case you missed it on Yahoo's home page yesterday, there was a pretty intriguing article called "Nine U.S. Hikes With Gorgeous Endings". The list offers a pretty interesting selection of routes that include Half...