Flashback: Our 2018 backpacking trip
As the boys and I make plans for the first backpacking trip of 2019, it occurred to me that I
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Hiking & Camping
How to go Backpacking on the Cheap
In the summer of 2017, my son and I were invited to go on a three-day, two-night backpacking trip with
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Backpacking in the Otter Creek Wilderness Area
The boys and I have been wanting to try backpacking for the last year or two, but we have been
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Canoeing the Pipestone River
This trip was designed to be a father-son retreat and a time of refreshment and renewal. After much planning, eleven
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Day Trip to Seneca Rocks
Somehow on the eve of Memorial Day we still didn’t have any plans of how to spend the day, so
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Return to the 1000 Steps
After a few cold weeks, Sunday we had some spring-like weather. My family and I took advantage of it by
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A Night in the Igloo
Tent camping in cold weather never seemed very appealing to me, but for a long time I’ve wanted to spend
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Camping Along the Juniata River
We had a great time this weekend tent camping along the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River near the town
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Coal Mine Canyon
I recently stumbled upon my photograph collection of Coal Mine Canyon, a place Crystal and I visited during our trip
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Hiking the Kerper Tract
The Kerper tract is a parcel of the Buchanan State Forest located near Big Cove Tannery. It has two hiking
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