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Sharing friendly discussion, advice about trails and equipment, experiences and photos of day hikes near home or backpacking treks in mountains, forests, deserts and along beaches

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Valley's profile

Welcome, hikers! Please read...

We're all enjoying learning about each other and the different kinds of hikes we take, equipment we use, and strategies for improving hikes. One of our favorite things to do is share photos, and we... | posted by Valley
5 replies - last reply: "Hi, I'm Bill (fishbait49) I started... more" ~ fishbait49
NamVet58's profile

Hiking and Falling In and Out of Love.........

11/20/09.....I guess I had enjoyed a long love for so long, that I didn't remember how tenuous and fickle love can be. At how easy it seems to start it, and how even easier it is to loose it. It is... | posted by NamVet58
5 replies - last reply: ".........Thanks. I'm a survivalist... more" ~ NamVet58
Valley's profile

Group participation update

20 members visited here within the last 2 weeks, 12 of those within the last 3 days. Not bad for winter, right? | posted by Valley
4 replies - last reply: "Don't overdo it, Mike--don't want to... more" ~ Valley
Valley's profile

Welcome, new member typelasupernova!

I'm glad to have you with us and hope you'll join into the conversation! Tell us a bit about yourself and your interest in hiking. | posted by Valley
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Ruth Arcand Park 11-20-09 Post contains embedded images

It went up to 0 degrees today, so I hiked 1-1/4 hours with a friend at the park a couple of miles from my house. The sun is so low we rarely see it, but we do see sunshine on other places. This was... | posted by Valley
2 replies - last reply: "Again I have to say BRRRRRRR!!!!!!! ... more" ~ OldMike
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Muldoon Park

You'd think this would be a really short hike, with a "park" name and being in town, but it was 3.5 miles of vigorous hiking on snow, so we got a workout. It wasn't all that picturesque, just woods... | posted by Valley
6 replies - last reply: "Yeah, Bill, I'm having to grit my... more" ~ Valley
NamVet58's profile

HEADING OUT...............

11/15/09.........today on a new adventure. The sunrise made the sky on the eastern horizon all golden as I awoke around 0600 hrs. I have and early days adventure planned for the day, so was up and ... | posted by NamVet58
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Not A Hike, But I'm Sore As Hell......... Post contains embedded images

11/12/09...........because I went for a 4x4 adventure on Veteran's Day with my vet friend Bob, in his new little Ford F-150. Bob served in the Army's 160th SOAR during the Desert Storm I in 91-92. ... | posted by NamVet58
10 replies - last reply: "...........thank you WC. I certainly... more" ~ NamVet58
Valley's profile

Potter to McHugh 11-10-09 Post contains embedded images

This was a chilly hike on snow, but a fun 4 miles. More pictures in reply... | posted by Valley
4 replies - last reply: "Yeah pictures like this have me... more" ~ Frenzy
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BLM trail 11-6-09

Look in the reply for a slideshow. We started at the same parking lot as for the Smoke Jumpers trail, but went in the opposite direction, to the north toward town. We're lucky to have this big patc... | posted by Valley
5 replies - last reply: "It's hard to imagine ice on the... more" ~ bug44man

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