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News | Animal Links
How to Tell if a Tick Head Is Still in Your Skin and How to Remove It | SELF
Ticks can carry tick-borne diseases like Lyme Disease, so it’s important to remove all parts of the tick if you get bit. Learn more about removing tick heads.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
The Quest to Ban the Best Raincoats in the World - Heatmap News
Why Patagonia, REI, and just about every other gear retailer are going PFAS-free.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
51 Must-Visit National Park Properties Across America
From Acadia to Zion, these are the best U.S. national park properties in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.monument within driving distance.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
8 Natural Ways to Repel Insects Without Bug Spray
You don’t need a can full of DEET to keep ticks and mosquitoes at bay in a survival situation.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Ultralight Backpacking Hacks No One Tells You About
You pack it, you carry it.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Stop Tossing Your Banana Peel on the Trail
That "organic litter" you just threw? It'll still be around in a year.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
AllTrails Shows You the Best Biking and Hiking Trail Maps Around the World
AllTrails's database of hiking and biking trails makes exploring the great outdoors feel much less intimidating.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
How to Survive for Three Days in the Wilderness
This 72-hour plan will buy you enough time to wait for search and rescue to arrive.
Sports | Sports
So You Want to Get in Hiking Shape
Getting back into the swing of things isn’t as hard as you think
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
COVID quarantines us, but doesn't stop us - Workplace Coach Blog
COVID quarantines us but doesn't stop us.
News | News
LA Hiking Trails Are Open Again, Don't Mess It Up
They could be shut down if people don't follow safety protocols.
News | News
Steve Kramer - Hiking Through History - Gilboa
Steve Kramer – Hiking Through History – Gilboa When David heard the news of Kind Saul’s death, David wept bitterly. He had lost his king and his great friend, Saul’s son Jonathan. David cursed the mountains of Gilboa in the Lament of the B
Travel | Travel
Angels Landing: A Guide to Zion's Daredevil Hike - Intrepid Scout
Few hikes can hold a candle to Zion's daring Angels Landing. Here's how to ace the daredevil Angels Landing Hike and get rewarded with the most spectacular views.
News | Animal Links
Some interesting info on biodiversity and why it matters to humans
Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area -- the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Why Do Mosquitos Bite Some People More Than Others?
Blood type, metabolism, exercise, shirt color and even drinking beer can make individuals especially delicious to mosquitoes
News | News Items
Alaska Over a Century: From Natural Wonders to Government Plunder
Retracing a famous environmentalist's journey almost 120 years ago, an author discovers a very different Alaska.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
The Hiker’s Guide to Leaving No Trace . . . and in One Piece | NRDC
How to be responsible, pee responsibly, and handle animal encounters when you’re out in the wild, communing with nature.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Tick Season Facts: How to Prevent Parasite-Borne Diseases
Most of the bites that lead to disease come in the spring and summer seasons, and more people are moving to tick territory.
Health & Fitness | Health News
8 Ways to Outsmart Poison Ivy
Dr. Stephen Sinatra offers health advice and an extensive line of heart healthy vitamins and supplements tailored for people with cardiovascular concerns.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
'Are you looking for me?' Suburban Chicago hiker tells how she survived Montana wilderness - Chicago Tribune
While many might panic or lose hope after days lost in Montana's wilderness, Madeline Connelly in a Chicago Tribune interview said she often felt at peace.
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
5 Best Haunted Hiking Trails
Here are the five best haunted hikes in Southern California – for ghost hunters and skeptics alike. Take only photos, and leave only footprints, so the spirits stay wherever they may dwell.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
The high and lows of the new Runyon Canyon hike
L.A.'s favorite hiking spot is back.
Advice & Self-Help | Tips for life
Checklist for a safe hike
After a few deaths on Arizona hiking trails this summer, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board met last week to discuss whether to close the city’s hiking trails in extreme heat. The proposal was rejected after opposition from hikers, although the
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
You’d never believe this serene hike is just outside DTLA
This centrally located Mt. Washington walk is freeway close and just minutes from downtown Los Angeles. But it gets off the beaten path quickly and offers serenity, silence and solitude.
Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff
L.A.'s Historic Hiking Destinations | KCET
There are plenty of Los Angeles hikes for those that enjoy a bit of beautiful decay.
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
You can now hike 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains uninterrupted
For more than 50 years, Southern Californians have dreamed of following an uninterrupted trail among the sycamore canyons and sandstone peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Travel | Travel
15 Amazing Things Made Possible by Getting Lost
Don’t freak out if you’ve lost your way. Incredible things can happen when you wander off the (literal or metaphoric) beaten path. Below are just a few ways humankind has benefited from someone getting lost—plus, a few things to think about if you find yourself off course.
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
Great Hikes: The Murphy Ranch Trail | Hiking | SoCal Wanderer | KCET
Explore the ruins of the Pacific Palisades ranch that was meant to be a Nazi encampment.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
L.A.'s Historic Hiking Destinations
There are plenty of Los Angeles hikes for those that enjoy a bit of beautiful decay.
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
L.A.'s Historic Hiking Destinations | Hiking | SoCal Wanderer | KCET
There are plenty of Los Angeles hikes for those that enjoy a bit of beautiful decay.
Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff
6 Los Angeles Hikes With Spectacular Endings
These Los Angeles-area hikes, compiled just for Outdoors Week, all come with spectacular sights along the trail—fun bonuses to pile on top of the exercise and fresh-air time, and the...
Food & Drink | LA Spots
Popular, Dangerous Path to Eaton Canyon's Upper Falls to Be Closed
The upper part of popular Eaton Canyon — which draws crowds to hike to waterfalls in the mountains above Pasadena — was set to be closed following multiple rescues and hiker deaths, Angeles Nationa...
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Looking for Inspiration? Take a Hike.
New research suggests taking a walk can help your brain be more creative and generate new ideas.
