Activities
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Moon Running
A creative essay… By Emily Pennington The moment I decide to start trail running is around 4:51 pm on a Friday, my body tepid from four hours of sleep and sunset crawling over the horizon by the minute. Armed with a muddy pair of tennis shoes and no headlamp, I set off for…
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Ask Natalie video program for women outdoor adventurers starts today!
By Nicole Anderson If you have seen posts published on Camping for Women’s YouTube, Facebook or Twitter accounts over the past two weeks, you might already have seen the video trailers of the brand new and exciting ‘Ask Natalie’ program. If you haven’t seen or heard what all the fuss is about yet, then do…
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Natural Bridge Campground in Oregon
Three ways to enjoy Natural Bridge Campground in Oregon By Rita Myers I think there’s something extremely magical about the world around us that it never seems to run out of beautiful places to see or exciting things to do. Just when you think you’ve “seen it all,” a new thing comes along to surprise…
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Beautiful Treks in the North of Italy
By Alessia Morello If you are a trekking lover, the north of Italy with its thousands of trails is the ideal place to go. There are certainly Beautiful Treks in the North of Italy. Whether you decide to go trekking in the Alps, Dolomites or Friulian Dolomites, the scenery will always be spectacular and full of pleasant…
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Preparing for a Quest to Conquer Kilimanjaro
By Mary Lyons Kilimanjaro is the highest peak on the continent of Africa and thousands of people summit Uhuru Peak at 19,300 feet every year. My dream to summit Kilimanjaro was born about ten years ago after I had been living overseas for a year. For the first time in my life, I actually had…
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How To Start Backpacking
Backpacking: How To Start and Be Fearless in the Wilderness By Lucy Gomez Imagine leaping into a fresh-water stream, feeling the icy shock as you plunge in and the buzz as you warm back up again… the most energizing feeling in the world! Stepping into the wild opens the opportunity to discover the world’s stunning beauty, and…
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Tips to Prepare for Fishing from a Boat
By Jameesa Alvin Preparation Preparation begins well before your hit in the water and involves everything from normal boat repair to servicing rods and checking all your terminal tools. Essentially, you should undergo a complete check of everything; test your engine, check the battery and electronics are working, and rods are performing well among other…
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Microspikes Are My New Best Friends
By Emily Pennington “Why have I never used these before?!” I quietly exclaimed to myself as I skipped down the side of an ice-covered ridge in Yosemite National Park. Rather than boulder-hopping and mountain-goating from stone to stone as I had on my way up the mountain, I was suddenly free to move, parading over…
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6 Reasons to Take Your Kids Camping
A must-read for parents who haven’t yet taken their kids camping… By Carmen Baguio “I’ll be at the ball field all weekend with Jane’s soccer tournament. Then somehow I have to get Jake to karate and Jill to her softball game.” Does this sound familiar? It’s become almost a badge of honor among moms to…
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Inspiration for the (Female) Adventurer’s Soul
Where do you find your inspiration? By Andrea Willingham I confess: I’m a sucker for a good story with a strong heroine, and we’re not talking Scarlett O’Hara here. We’re talking that rare breed of female lead that somehow seems to elude most mainstream media, disproportionate to the number of male protagonists that dominate our…