Solo Adventure
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Dear Natalie You’re in Danger
By Natalie McCarthy Dear Natalie, Don’t you know it’s risky out there? Signed, Yourself, and society ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear everyone, At first, I would have answered this question in one, easy, short, simple word: No. I started hiking in Ohio. For my friends from outside the U.S., or those geographically challenged Americans, Ohio is flat and…
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Man Woman Mountain.
Man Woman Mountain By Emily Pennington “The surest way to mend a broken heart is through a forest wilderness.” –John Muir On really confusing evenings of self, I like to drink beer and make up quotations that John Muir definitely did not write. I summon him like my own, personal break-up Yoda the moment…
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8 Ways to Mentally Prepare for a Solo Adventure
By Marinel de Jesus Being a solo traveller, and even more so, a solo hiker or backpacker can be an intimidating endeavor to undertake. I cannot emphasize enough the need to be comfortable when partaking in anything serious such as hiking or backpacking in the wilderness by yourself. The same goes for travelling as it’s…
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Camping Solo
A personal perspective on camping solo… By Andrea Willingham I’m a pretty outdoorsy lady. My whole life, I’ve found both my deepest solace and greatest entertainment under the open sky or a canopy of leaves; in the maze of a forest, or the wide grandeur of mountains and ocean horizons. I feel safest when I’m out…