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17 hrs ago | 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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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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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Desert Sun

Naked Hiking Day tomorrow

Prepare to cover your eyes today as nudist across the country plan to shed their clothes for a naked hike.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

TheNewsTribune.com

A whole lot of fun between sunrise and sundown

Sunday, the first full day of summer, is the longest day of the year, which inspires the question: "How much fun can you have with 15 hours, 56 minutes of daylight?" To get a rough idea, we grabbed our boots, bikes, fishing poles, snow shoes, etc., and headed out June 8, the 26th longest day of the year with 15 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Fishing

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Kansas City Star

Nude hiking buffs ready to shed as solstice nears

Every year on the first day of summer, a few outdoor enthusiasts nationwide expose virtually all of themselves to insects, scrapes and thorns for the pleasure of bonding with nature au naturel.They call it Naked Hiking Day."There's no way to explain it until you experience it," said Andrew Williams, 28, a machinist from Warren, Pa., who first hiked ...

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

USA Today

'Hut-to-hut' hiking offers comfort between daily treks

No roughing it allowed: Lunch is set up on the patio at Paradise Lodge. Food, beds and showers are provided on the hikes.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Journal of Commerce

Severed foot found at Washington state construction site

A severed foot was found inside a hiking boot earlier this month at a construction site in Kitsap County, Washington.

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