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DIY Bunkbed for Over the Seats in a Van
Since we bought our first full-size van back in 2001, we have slept in the van rather than in our…
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Sneak Peak: A California Trip through Desert and Snow
Well, I just got back from a fantastic trip to California! We saw the desert, and we saw snow (lots…
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12 Hiking Hairstyles that are Pretty & Practical
This is a guest post from one of my hiking companions. She’s young, slightly dramatic, and loves pretty things, even…
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Epic Day Hiking Road Trip to Southern Utah
Southern Utah packs so much beauty into a small area. Arches, rock formations, turrets, towers, spires, mountains, canyons, cliffs, meadows…
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Epic Hiking Fail to Epic Hiking Success
Or, How to Save the Day when Everything Goes Wrong on the Trail You all see the pictures on the…
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5 Worst Hiking Mistakes I’ve Made
You’d think, having traveled across the country more than 40 times in 21 years, we’d be experts at planning and…
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5 Easy Camping Meals Made on a Backpacking Stove
I don’t backpack, but I do have a backpacking stove. Somehow, they’re just easier to use than the big two-burner…
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DIY Healthy Trail Snack – Dried Applesauce
Recently, I’ve been experimenting with drying applesauce (or making a kind of DIY apple fruit leather, if you’d like to…
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Blog Sneak Peak: The Wyoming You Never Knew
I just got back from a couple glorious weeks in the state of Wyoming, hiking, seeing new sights, and generally…
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9 Reasons I Wear Hiking Boots instead of Sneakers
So real hikers wear hiking boots; everyone knows that. But with the really good sneakers that have come out in…

