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Update On Valley Fresh Chicken

Trail Cooking & The Outdoors | May 20th 2009 by Sarah

Out running errands I noticed that Valley Fresh has completed the change in their packaging: The new packaging is on the left, old on the right. Still the same great product, they are now using sea salt and the packagages are labeled “Gluten F read more

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Tuesday's Trail: Twin Creek Metro Park

Cincinnati Hiker | May 20th 2009 by Rachel Campbell

Today's trail is located just outside of Dayton and is about an hour drive from downtown Cincinnati. Located in the newly established Twin Valley Backpack Trail, Twin Creek Metro Park is a quaint and enjoyable area full of trails to explore. The larg read more

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Parks Canada’s Fee Freeze

Traveling The Green Way | May 19th 2009 by Sonya

Will Canada be your vacation or staycation destination this summer? Parks Canada recently announced a two-year fee freeze at national parks and national historic sites managed by Parks Canada.  For individuals, the 2008 rates will stay in place unti read more

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One Big, Heavy Load

Bolt = Glorified Screw | May 19th 2009 by Cain Doherty

On foot, with one sandal, hogging a whole lane on a major Vietnamese highway and jumping to the horns from every form of transport that passes… Although I submit most of the posts on this blog to digg (to little avail), this image of mine was d read more

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Wilson Valley Backpack (Cache Creek Redbud Trail)

Calipidder.com | May 18th 2009 by Rebecca

What does a backpacker in backpacking withdrawal do on the hottest yet weekend of the year? She, along with 9 friends, goes backpacking in the hot, hot Cache Creek Wilderness, of course. To be fair, this trip was planned several weeks ago so we didn& read more

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A flashpacker comedian?

The Tux in the Backpack | May 14th 2009 by Andrea Di Tonto

Twitter It!Hilarious video in which Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain talks about backpackers. He’s notoriously a super-fast talker, and the Irish accent won’t be easy for everybody to understand, but surely the main idea will come out. Maybe read more

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Jogja Tour Destination

Indonesian Wonderland | May 14th 2009 by Tirta Kusuma

Tourism object:Nature TourBaron, Kukup, Krakal beach (Gunung Kidul beachs)This beach is a white sand beach located in the Gunung Kidul Yogyakarta, this is a quiet beach, so you can enjoy the quiet atmosphere of the beach.2-3 hours from the city.Not m read more

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Colorblind Colors

ChromAnomaly | May 7th 2009 by Andrew

Ok, I know it’s spring . . . but I want to write about fall colors. I’ve always felt rather gypped during the fall because I’m colorblind. People make such a big deal about fall colors, and I look at them and wonder what the big dea read more

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Trailside Guide: Hiking and Backpacking, New Edition (Paperback)

Indonesian Wonderland | April 24th 2009 by Tirta Kusuma

Product DescriptionSmart, instructive, and beautifully designed, every book in the Trailside Guide series contains the essential information readers need to master outdoor activities and have fun in the process. Norton proudly reissues the read more

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Stepping Outside of our Comfort Zone

A Modern Goddess Online | April 7th 2009 by Nicole Graham

When I was 25 I announced at my birthday that I was going to backpack around Europe for 2 months by myself.  Many of my friends questioned whether I would actually do it and I sometimes questioned myself because back then I was a little reserved, an read more

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Learning to Use a Macro Lens

ChromAnomaly | April 4th 2009 by Andrew

It takes practice. And patience. And lots of small things to photograph. But I think I’m finally catching on to using my new 100mm Macro Lens. I took it along with me on a backpacking trip to Shenandoah National Park last weekend, along with my read more

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Conasauga Headwaters Trip Info

The Great Outsmores | March 18th 2009 by OutdoorsBlogger

Cancelled due to inclement weather. Sorry fellas, not afraid to get a little wet - but 80% precipitation both days is going to make the trout fishing impossible, especially for you fly guys. This is a little post to inform y’all about the propo read more

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Living in the Brave New Hostelworld (with apologies to William Sh…

Ill-Advised Adventures | March 16th 2009 by Adam Roy

You’ll have to excuse me if I don’t get excited about discount travel sites like Priceline or Travelocity. Their pipe dream-wacky commercials aside, hotels are just too expensive right now. As much as it makes my day, even William Shatner read more

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Welcome to the AFRICA TRAVEL blog

The Africa Travel Blog | February 10th 2009 by Hakon

By July 2009 this blog should be up and running, featuring self experienced stories from travels on the African continent, thoughts about tourism in Africa and commenting on news from the African countries. The site is at the moment still going throu read more