http://campinggearnews.com/blog Camping Gear and Hiking Equipment - Checklists, reviews, tents, food, sleeping bags, tips Thu, 17 May 2012 17:53:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://campinggearnews.com/blog/how-to-get-started-hiking-backpacking-in-the-west/ http://campinggearnews.com/blog/how-to-get-started-hiking-backpacking-in-the-west/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:02:26 +0000 mark http://campinggearnews.com/blog/how-to-get-started-hiking-backpacking-in-the-west As a terrific recreational endeavor, hiking backpacking is the one time you can walk for the reason that you want to, not because you have to. Certainly, there is no other endeavor that best exemplifies that line from an Aerosmith song: “Life’s a journey, not a destination.” In hiking backpacking, what matters for the most [...]


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