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The Wilderness, Part I: Grant and Lee Prepare for a Fight
A description of the Federal and Confederate preparations and movements that led to the Wilderness Campaign.
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Training for Backpacking
Training for backpacking can be a year-round event for those of us passionate about backcountry trips
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Wilderness Book of Shadows
Backpacking Pagans use different rituals than Wiccans and other earth worshipers, so answer some questions about wilderness rituals, praying in parks, and trail worship.
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Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Laguna Bowl Trail
Hiking in the Laguna Coastal Wilderness Park is an excellent way to experience what first drew artists to Laguna Beach, California. Here is one local trail to consider.
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Outdoor Wilderness Survival Kits
Be prepared for outdoor survival emergencies. Putting together a personal survival kit is one good way to be prepared for your next wilderness or boating adventure.
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WiFi In The Wilderness
These days, being able to access the Internet while camping is as necessary as shelter, food and water to many campers. Some tips on accessing WIFI in the outdoors.
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Wilderness Indoor Water Park
Three indoor water parks plus a dry play area and seasonal outdoor fun make the Wilderness Resort a popular spot.
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Wilderness of Tekoa Debut
Wilderness of Tekoa’s “The Skies Pale in Comparison” is the record to give to your friends who complain that Christian music all sounds the same.
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Wilderness of Tekoa Interview
One listen to Wilderness of Tekoa and you know they are a band comfortable with their own identity, out of the box and confident about it. Our interview only confirms it.
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Wilderness Walks in Scotland
Scotland boasts five official long distance walking routes but you don't have to follow the crowds; there are many rights of way that await exploration.
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"The Wilderness": A New Garden From Wild Woods
Extending the garden into the ‘Wilderness' is a large project entailing major clearing to turn this weedy, rooty bit of ground into a proper garden and the fun of selecting new plants to take the place of Nature's weedy bits.
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A Rout in the Wilderness
Sometimes it takes awhile for a great man to become great. At the Battle of Great Meadows, Colonel George Washington is caught not quite ready for prime time.
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In a Media Wilderness
As America laps up the news of post-World Trade Center events, no one stops to give the Arab-Americans a fair chance, as they, like all Americans deserve. Why is this so: are all Americans as bad as one another; or is it a bit more deep rooted than that?
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Mercy in the Wilderness
Steve Camp is a well-read and opinionated singer/songwriter, who knows the God of Holy Scripture and communicates Him in his lyrics and music.
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Preparing for Wilderness Nights
Nightfall in a wilderness can bring uncertainty and fear. With more backpacking experience you come to understand that night and early morning can be the best part of the trip.
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The Wilderness Saga of David Thompson
Deep from the mountain journal of the King and Shakespeare McNair families, David Thompson has drawn an incredible tale that begs you to hang around for the next installment.
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The Wilderness, Part II: Fire on Two Fronts
The account of the first day of the Wilderness Campaign (May 5, 1864).
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The Wilderness, Part III: No Turning Back
The last of the Wilderness article series describing the events of May 6 and 7.
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Warm Wilderness Nights and Wildflowers
Mountain Wilderness becomes familiar to us, like home, via backpacking. Description of a backpack trip to Colorado mountains during a period of warm nights and magnificent wildflower bloom
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Wilderness Paradise
A summer opportunity for more flying adventures in the Idaho wilderness.
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Wine in the Wilderness
Alice Childress' WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
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CANOE THE NAHANNI RIVER
A canoe trip down the Nahanni River is the experience of a lifetime, but will take extensive planning if you want your trip to be a success.
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A Simple Meal Idea
Good trail meals can be found at grocery stores. It is not necessary to buy prepackaged backpacking meals.
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Avoid Dehydration
Make sure you drink three to four quarts of water while backpacking in hot weather. Add a quart if you are traveling above 8,000 feet.
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Backcountry Camping
A person has more to give after getting away for a few days in the wilderness.
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Backpacking Stoves
There are several kinds of backpacking stoves - alcohol, white gas (Coleman fuel), canister fuel. Liquid fuel stoves, are the most popular, and are very reliable.
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Colorado Backpacking
A summary of backpacking in Colorado with my 21-year-old daughter. Despite complaints about the rain and mosquitos and hard climb, we had a memorable time.
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Early Season Backpacking
Is early season backpacking safe? Should it be done? Here are my experiences below freezing and above 8800 feet, with some important tips for your spring season backpack
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Exploring the Trail
Backpack very much and you may find what you considered important in life can begin to change.
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Finding Time to Hike
As we move into summer, a struggle develops between domestic responsibilities and the freedom of high mountains and blue green evergreen forests.
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Hiking the Continental Divide
I am going to the high country tomorrow, to experience the silence, freedom, beauty, and mystery of the wilderness. Here are some thoughts before heading up.
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Into the Wild
Christopher McCandless hitchhiked his way to the Alaskan wilderness where he died of starvation in 1992.
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Leaving the Trailhead Early
Getting an early start allows you to take your time hiking - and enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
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Lightning Safety Tips
Lightning season is starting, and it helps to be reminded of how to stay safe from strikes. Here is a quick primer of lightning safety tips.
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Making a Backpacking Gear List
Forgetting an essential item can cast a negative cloud over a backpacking trip. Make sure this does not happen by consulting a backpacking gear list before you leave.
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Packing Your Backpack
Loading your pack is not as exciting as starting up the trail, but the success of the backpack trip often hinges on it. Take enough gear and food that you are safe.
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Peter Dombrovkis: Landscape Legend
Dombrovkis captured the essential beauty of Tasmania's rugged territory, his landscape photos were part the political struggle to preserve the wilderness.
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Protect Camping Food From Bears
Don't get sloppy about protecting your food from nightime visitors. Bears can and will enter your camp to steal your food stash.
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Amicalola Falls Lodge
The North Georgia mountains are home to many spectacular sights and Amicalola Falls is just one of them!
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Basecamping
Bascamping is the kind of backpacking I prefer. It involves climbing up to a heavenly location and staying put for a few days, giving oneself time to get to know the place intimately.
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Between Backpacking Trips
The time between backpacking trips is spent enjoying the memory of ones just completed, and planning new destinations and adventures
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Cold Night in July
cold nights make for good days when backpacking; Backpackers may not have everything, but when camped at timberline and looking over a pristine mountain forest, it does not seem like there is much they lack
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Desert Canyon Backpacking
The silence and solitude of a descent into an hidden red sandstone canyon is renewing, in body and spirit.
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Hard Hike Home
Difficult and Strenuous hikes are what backpacking is often about, but the rewards in mind and body (after a good night's rest) far surpass the tough times.
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In It for the Long Haul
Backpackers tend to be mentally and physically fit, even-witted, and self-reliant
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Oh Susannah by Selena Mindus
A trip to the Canadian Wilderness is just what this heroine and her children need to start over after the death of her husband.
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Pressing South: The Battle of Spotsylvania, Part I
An analysis of the Federal and Confederate movements following the Wilderness Campaign that led to the initial engagements at Spotsylvania (May 8, 1864).
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The Last Backwards Step: Grant Takes Command
This article details the promotion of U.S. Grant to commander-in-chief of all Union forces.
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Timberline Lake
Dreaming of another trip like the one last October, having a timberline lake all to myself
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