Category: hiking trails

Trail Hiking Preparation Tips

Training Tips For Trail Hiking There are a million reasons to be a lover of the outdoors. The fresh air in the woods can feel invigorating after spending weeks trapped in the city. Hearing the birds sing in the branches and seeing the creepy crawlers rustle the leaves is another reason some people love trail …

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Trail Hiking & Backpacking Boost Creativity

Trails Versus Tech: Trails Win Recent research shows that backpackers scored 50% better on creativity tests after spending four days on the trail disconnected from electronic gadgets. WebMD article reveals that connecting to nature and disconnecting from electrical distractions provides a pretty significant boost in creative juices. Is there no end to the ways that …

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Cave Loop Trail part of Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico

Tent Rock Trails hikers on Cave Loop Trail The Tent Rock Trails, located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico are actually two different trails combined to form one fantastic hiking trail. The Cave Loop Trail is 1.2 miles long and is a fairly easy trail for hikers of all abilities. The Canyon Trail is …

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Rio Grande Trail: Part II in my funky trail guide series

How many trail guides have your read that start with the question:“Would you like a glass of wine?” Mt. Sopris from the Rio Grande Trail That’s how I started my Rio Grande Trail guide. I related an episode from my own experience on this Western Colorado trail gem. The theme of the Rio Grande Trail …

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Trails are starting to get more attention!

I love it!! Extra, extra read all about it!! Trails making the front page! In today’s newspaper, there were four trail-related news articles and two trail-related letters to the editor. Trails are starting to make the news. I’ll admit that not all the stories are positive, but as they say in show biz: Any publicity …

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6 Tips for Choosing a Hiking Trail

If you’re thinking about getting into hiking, whether as a hobby, as part of a health plan, or just because you’ve got too much time on your hands, (I can’t relate to that, but…) the hiking & trails website has a list of tips to help you choose the trail that best suits your needs: Get …

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