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New York is looking for volunteers as one way to help deal with the crush and negative impacts of new and inexperienced hikers on popular trailheads of hiking trails in the Adirondacks and Catskills. Introduced in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2021 State of the State address, the “Adopt-a-Trailhead” program will be […]
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Mar. 27—Accidents happen. No matter how well prepared you are for a hike, you could become sick or injured due to many circumstances. And in the wilderness, even the smallest hurt — such as a blister — can really put a damper on your experience. While it takes special training […]
For some, a long-distance, wilderness trail is simply a call to a destination. For others it’s all about the journey. San Diego County is home to such a trail, perhaps one of the best hiking routes you’ve never heard of. It’s called the San Diego Trans-County Trail, or just TCT […]
For example, there are people who hit the trail wearing flip-flops, with no backpack or water, he said, or cars that show up to busy trailheads at 11 a.m. on a weekend, hoping to find a place to park. While there are always people making those rookie mistakes, there were […]
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Last weekend was ideal to be out hiking in the Adirondacks. Warm temperatures, sunny skies, with fall foliage color near or at its peak in many places. The result was record crowds on trails of the popular High Peaks – numbers so great that some state and local officials were […]