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Celebrating AmeriCorps Week

Gossamer Gear | Mar 09, 2017
Chances are good that you've been on a trail that was worked on by an AmeriCorps crew. They go out for weeks at a tim...
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Living Off the Grid and In the Moment

Gossamer Gear | Oct 27, 2015
Living Off Grid with Solar High on a ridge, with a view of the Pacific transcending and the Santa Lucia Mountains as...
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Tips to Avoid Hiking on Private Land

Tips to Avoid Hiking on Private Land

Gossamer Gear | May 05, 2015
A love affair with privately owned land goes back to Jefferson, who thought that widely distributed private landowner...
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Leave No Trace: Lessons on the Appalachian Trail

Leave No Trace: Lessons on the Appalachian Trail

Gossamer Gear | Apr 14, 2015
"This isn't a joke I'm afraid, Amy said. It's actually very serious." Caleb was lost in his own contemplations when ...
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Arizona Trail Day Events

Arizona Trail Day Events

Gossamer Gear | Mar 17, 2015
Along the Arizona Trail are 33 Gateway Communities, each with their own unique character and charm. Towns that welco...
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Women Rock DC UL

Women Rock DC UL

Gossamer Gear | Jun 17, 2014
First DC UL Women's Only Trip - Spirits are high as we cross Otter Creek. The hiking and backpacking meetup group I ...
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Meet the Trail Dames

Meet the Trail Dames

Gossamer Gear | Jan 20, 2014
Beginner backpacking trip on Appalachian Trail in Georgia "They may not hike fast, but the Trail Dames sure know how...
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Colgate University’s Outdoor Education Program

Gossamer Gear | Dec 29, 2013
Colgate Outdoor Education Backpacking Trip For decades, leaders and participants in Colgate University's Outdoor Edu...
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Plan a Boy Scout 50 Miler

Plan a Boy Scout 50 Miler

Gossamer Gear | Nov 18, 2013
Defining a 50-Miler In doing research for this post, I found there are a lot of differing opinions about what the Boy...
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Women Only: Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Gossamer Gear | Oct 31, 2013
If you've dreamed about hiking the Appalachian Trail and live in the Atlanta Area, Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador JJ...
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A Talk by Thru-Hiker Erin "Wired" Saver

A Talk by Thru-Hiker Erin "Wired" Saver

Gossamer Gear | Oct 27, 2013
The CDT runs 3,100mi along the spine of N America from Mexico to Canada. Do you want to learn more about the Contine...
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A Talk by Ambassador Heather Knight

A Talk by Ambassador Heather Knight

Gossamer Gear | Oct 26, 2013
Heather Knight - Renegade Pilgrim Join me for a talk on the ancient pilgrimage walk across Spain. The Camino de Sant...
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