Continuing the discussion about whether American has true wilderness anymore by turning to, of all things, the freak-you-out novel Deliverance.
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Sometimes, when you’re putting together a playlist for your road trip, you should remember to save some tunes for the return trip. This job and lifestyle requires time away from Mrs. Compass Points, and I’d have to say the hardest part of this job isn’t the grammar, the rewrites, the trolling for story ideas but [...]
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Compass Points starts a conversation about whether America has true wilderness, or is it a state of mind?
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Now and again, if you hike long enough you come across someone who says with blissful nostalgia: “My parents used to take me up there to see the Old Man of the Mountain.” They are referring to the naturally occurring rock formation that looked like a human face with a pointy chin gazing out across [...]
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Jungles, rivers and beaches don’t accept casual footwear well. In Costa Rica, I’m not bringing sneakers or dress shoes, so if there’s a formal dinner planned during our honeymoon, I hope they like Keens. Vasque Breeze Where rigid and sturdy expedition boots meet the featherweight comfort of trail shoes is where you find the [...]
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What is it about the articles at the back of an issue of National Geographic? I often find those to be the most interesting pieces as oppose to the main features highlighted by the cover. You know the articles I’m talking about here. They start on like page 100 with some but not much fanfare. [...]
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I lament the lengthy amount of time it took me to get to this, but Backpacker‘s Steve Howe, the Rocky Mountain editor, posted some important tips on how to survive your first (or even your tenth) winter backpacking experience. Some I knew, some took my by surprised, all of them you should keep in mind [...]
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Gulf Coast singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett wrote in his salty travelog/autobiography that the best kinds of adventures are the ones you share with others, and with each backpack I finish or road trip I undertake, I find this to be more and more true. There was a time, just a few years ago in my [...]
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