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Feature Articles

GORP - Lake Mead NRA - Hiking
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The Loneliest Road
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GORP - Great Basin National Park - Hiking
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Practical Advice

Adventure Travel 101
GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
Day Hiking: A Packing List
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Backpacking: A Packing List
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GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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Intrepid Travel
from $1586, 21 days
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Timberline Adventures
from $1795, 6 days
On Memorial Day, 1914, after centuries of slumber, Lassen Peak, southernmost of the mighty volcanoes of the Cascades, awakened with a ferocity not...
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Intrepid Travel
from $1264, 15 days
From the steep streets of San Francisco to the unbelievable buzz of Las Vegas, this exhilarating West Coast journey takes the excitement of some of...

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Gear

Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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Women's Hiking
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Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

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Fitness

America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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No. 10
Adventure Never Felt So Good
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Rancho La Puerta
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Attractions

Bristlecone Pine Interpretive Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Baker, Nevada

Description: Learn about ancient Bristlecone Pines on this 2.8-mile trail. ... Read More

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Acadia Mountain Guides

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Just outside of Las Vegas
P.O. Box 121, 92 Main St.
Orono, Nevada

Description: Climb with a certified, trained guide on the desert sandstone of Red Rock Canyon. ... Read More

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Valley of Fire State Park
Overton, Nevada 89040

Description: Follow the path at Petroglyph Canyon, which runs alongside a rocky drainage. Pictures of people and animals etched in the surrounding cliffs date farther back than 1100 AD. ... Read More

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