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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina (Weststock)

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Top Ten Wildflower-Viewing Spots
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Southern Dip
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Wilmington, NC to St. Augustine, FL
North Carolina
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The Outer Limits
Great Smoky Mountains
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The Southeast's Backwoods at its Best
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Trip Ideas

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Top 10 Parks for Summer Wildflowers
East: The Outer Banks (North Carolina)
Top Eight Sea Kayaking Hot Spots
Bold Colors on the Blue Ridge: Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

Practical Advice

Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.

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Gear

Car Camping
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Squishy Bowls
Portable, packable dining ware
Winter Camping Gear Essentials
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It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Complete Gear Archives: Camping
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 related to camping

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Fitness

America's Best Cities: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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No. 6
City Without Limits
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Adventure Never Felt So Good
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The Hills Health Ranch

Attractions

Outer Banks Beaches

One Visitors Center Circle
Manteo, North Carolina 27954

Description: The Outer banks beaches are a 175 mile chain of islands offering an expanse of unspoiled natural... Read More

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Ocracoke Island

PO Box 456
Ocracoke, North Carolina 27960

Description: Ocracoke Island, part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has almost 16 miles of undeveloped... Read More

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Chattooga River

160A Zillico Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801

Description: The Chattooga River forms the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia and is the main tributary... Read More

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