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Too old for backpacking? Nope – tips for older hikers hitting the trail

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Once you qualify for AARP membership or Social Security, should you quit or at least cut back on hiking or backpacking? Nope! With some common sense planning and updated gear, you can continue hiking well into your “golden years.”

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Vintage gear: The Kelty Tioga backpack sets the standard

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How good is the Kelty Tioga backpack? I’ve used mine – hard – for decades, and it shows no signs of wearing out. Here is why you might check out this old vintage piece of gear.

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Review: Danner Radical 452 hiking boots

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These Danner Radicals hiking boots were reviewed by a very experienced hiker and outdoorsman. They may be the boots you have been looking for.

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Go take a walk – reconnect with nature and yourself

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“I find that the three truly great times for thinking thoughts are when I am standing in the shower, sitting on the john, or walking.  And the greatest, by far, is walking” – Colin Fletcher The Complete Walker.

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A much younger Leon at a silver mine in the Beartooth Mountains in Montana.

My 1976 John Muir Trail Journal

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…even the lousy weather can’t change the beauty of this mountain range. It’s all worth it, when I come over a ridge and can look at all the trees and mountains. The mountains are so beautiful in the mornings, I usually get up early just to watch the sunrise. The air is usually pine-scented. Walking through the forest is like walking through a cathedral. Underfoot, there is a thick carpet of pine needles, which muffles my foot steps. I have walked right up on several herds of deer, just because I was so quiet. I’m really glad to be out here.

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Video: Fight the heat and stay hydrated with this Water-to-Go™ filter bottle

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Staying hydrated is not optional. You drink or you die. This water bottle/filter system may be what you need, and it helps cut down on single-use plastic bottles.

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Five items beginner hikers should carry

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Everybody starts out backpacking as a beginner. While experience is the best teacher, here are a few items to take along so that first backpacking or hiking trip is fun and doesn’t become an ordeal.

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Stay safe | Five hiking tips for crossing streams

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While planning your hike, look at the topo map and check out the creeks and river crossings. Stream crossings can be dangerous.

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Video: Bucket list check – hiking a Utah slot canyon

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Slot canyons are narrow gorges in soft rocks like Utah’s layered sedimentary deposits. Hiking one has been on my bucket list for a long time. I finally got to do it.

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Ten common deadly mistakes hikers and backpackers make

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Every lost or missing hiker is unique, but there are common mistakes most of them make. In no particular order of importance, here are ten.

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