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10 hrs ago | Associated Content

Best Five Hiking Boots for Men

Millions of people enjoy participating in outdoor activities, such as hiking, however without the right gear you might not have as much fun as you'd think.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Associated Content

Best Hiking Boots for Men

Coming from a family full of hikers, we have a little experience in finding the right hiking boots for men.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

MobileTechNews

Trimble Outdoors Launches GPS Navigation Tool on the T-Mobile G1

Trimble makes it easier and more fun for fans of the T-Mobile G1 to take a hike, climb a mountain or reel in the big one by using the power of their phone's Global Positioning System technology.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Social media hits the trail as iPhone delivers thousands of hiking routes

Now you don't have to go any farther than your iPhone to find a hiking trail in your area with the launch of a new application for the popular Apple phone by Trailpeak.com. The Ottawa-based company, which traces its roots to the mountains around Vancouver where founder Kurt Turchan came up with the idea of a community of online users sharing their ...

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Otago Daily Times

Hiking on the Marlborough 'Ritz'

Soft grounds, cushy beds and a service that totes your belongings. Photo by the Washington Post.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Comox Valley Echo

ELM's Annual Women Only Hiking Clinic

ELM is heading into the hills again for their popular women's summer hiking series! Starting Tuesday, July 7th this 8-week hiking clinic will get participants ready for a summer of great hiking.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Walking

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Ventura County Star

Illness, injuries befall hiking trio

While hiking along a cliff in May, Matt Walker fell; a single bush stopped him from pitching down a sheer drop.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Jasper News

Get out your hiking boots

Hikers will now have better access to two tracts in the White Springs area owned by the Suwannee River Water Management District.

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Boy, 16, found dead on Alaska's Mount McGinnis

A teenager reported missing on Mount McGinnis has been found dead. Megan Peters, spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers, says the body of the 16-year-old boy was discovered late Wednesday, but retrieval efforts were put off until Thursday because of poor weather on the 4,228-foot mountain.

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Associated Content

Best 5 Hiking Boots for Women

Summer is here and everyone is planning their summer camping trips with some fun hikes in the great outdoors.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Asbury Park Press Online

What to send tweens and teens at camp

My son sent a single postcard home his first time at sleep-away camp. 'Send a juggling ball and fun toys,' was just about all it said.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Camping

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Knoxville News Sentinel

Gov. Sanford uses hiking as an alibi

Are you as upset as I am over Gov. Sanford's alibi for his affair? I really don't care about his sex life; that's between him and his close ones.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WFTV Orlando

Swiss Aerial Tram Touts Naked Attractions

An aerial tramway company in eastern Switzerland is advertising its Alpine rides with a new scenic attraction: there's a chance you might see a naked hiker.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Trail wisdom: Lessons learned while hiking the Appalachians

After spending all this time in the woods and getting from it only a strange foot fungus and a rash that can best be described as uncomfortable, I sat on a moist thinking rock the other day and thought hard about what I have gained mentally from the trail thus far.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Consumer Reports

New handheld hiking GPS devices: Garmin Dakota and Foretrex

Continuing its state-based naming for its latest generation products, Garmin has introduced a new handheld hiking GPS line today called Dakota.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Autos

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Fresno Bee

San Diego girl missing north of Mammoth Pool

Madera County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 16-year-old San Diego girl missing since Thursday morning.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

MSNBC

New attraction in Switzerland: naked hikers

A A National spectacles Nearly 400 national parks can be found all across America, and feature breathtaking vistas, rock formations millions of years old, and more.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Tulsa World

South Carolina governor who took hiking trip to return to work

In this April 3, 2009 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford fields questions during a news conference in Columbia, S.C. Sanford's wife Jenny said, Monday, June 22, 2009, she did not know the location of the two-term Republican chief executive.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Herald

Weather hampers search for Everett man missing on hiking trip

Rangers on Saturday set out looking for a 22-year-old Everett man who didn't return from a hiking trip in the North Cascades National Park, said Kerry Olson with the park.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

9-year-old boy found in Utah forest left clues for searchers

A lost boy's granola bar wrapper, pieces of his jacket tied to trees and his black backpack helped searchers find him after a night in the forest.

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