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Packrafting with Butterflies
A few weeks ago, two out of the three UK based GG trail ambassadors disappeared into the wilds of Torridon, North We...
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Relationships Forged by Backpacking
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The second weekend in October marked our first-ever three-generation backpacking trip. It was a short overnighter in ...
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Hiker Trash Nation: ALDHA-West Gathering 2013
Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassadors Whitney "Allgood" LaRuffa, Ryan "Dirtmonger" Silva, and Liz "Snokel" Thomas On the l...
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Vagabond Blues
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On the Vagabond Loop this summer I pretty much went where ever I wanted: closed National Forests, private land, camp...
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5 Day Glacier National Park Hike
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I went to Glacier National Park in the latter half of September with 3 other members of my backpacking club (Northeas...
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Thru-Hiking the Continental Divide Trail
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The Continental Divide Trail is an intimidating trail. Still shrouded in a veil of mystery, relatively few have compl...
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Packrafting in Scotland
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David Hine in his element In late June, I visited the far north west of Scotland, with fellow Trail Ambassador David...
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Fly Fishing Northville Placid Trail
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The Northville-Placid Trail (NPT) is a good trail with some excellent fishing water. During my previous trips along t...
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The Appeal of Mountain Bothies
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A Mountain Bothy Recently fellow Trail Ambassador David Hine joined me in the Cairngorm National Park for a few days...
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Backpacking in Yellowstone
Descending an elk trail into the upper Lamar River. Why Yellowstone doesn't see more backpackers, and enjoy the not ...
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Polycryo Tarp in 100 Mile Challenge
In June, Trail Ambassador Rob Kelly participated for the second year in the Allegheny 100 Challenge. The A-100 Challe...
