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Hiking Worst Case Scenario Filtering

Ideally when you are hiking you have enough water. The next best situation would be having a quality filter and purification system. In the absence of all of that you can make a survival filter from debris you can often...
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Hiking Protecting Yourself From Water

The majority of the human body is composed of water. When in extreme conditions lack of water can kill as quickly if not quicker than lack of food or exposure. However, getting yourself ill by drinking contaminated water can turn...
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Hiking- Hydration

When hiking hydration can be key. Without water your body has limited ability to function. In extreme conditions water can debilitate you and cloud your judgement much quicker than other things. Dehydration in extreme conditions can even kill you. Your...
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Hiking- Plastic Tarp Shelters

If you are in a survival scenario or just decide to spend a night in the woods you may luck out and find a plastic tarp or by chance have brought one. In nature there is little if anything that...
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Hiking The Easy Lean To Shelter

When you are out hiking you can really get into the zone. It can be so invigorating. Here are some tips on how to build a very simple almost idiot proof and lower energy expenditure lean to shelter. A tip...
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Bong brings Wolf Lake Trail Run-Hike September 29

Runners and trail hikers take to the Richard Bong State Recreation Area on Sunday, September 29, for a 3.8-mile jaunt.The 14th Annual Wolf Lake Trail Run-Hike takes participants on a scenic footpath trip through grasslands, hills...
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The cemeteries of Big Cataloochee (Photos)

Campers, hikers, historians, fishermen, and nature enthusiasts all love to make that 10-mile trek over into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  A goodly portion of that 10 miles is unpaved, narrow, and twisting.  But, that&rsquo...
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A hidden treasure in Long Island

Garvies Point Museum and Preserve has a beach for a walk along the water. A desirable location for photographers is at the base of a bluff along the seashore. The preserve is a 62-acre site on the east bank...
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