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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
A Roof With A Story: The Strange, Sturdy History of the Trail Shelter
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My cousin and I drug our feet the last few yards through the snow to get to the AT shelter. We had hiked for miles and every muscle ached. O...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The Man Who Bet Everything on a Gasoline Lamp: A Story of W. C. Coleman and the Coleman Company
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It was January 1900, and William Coleman was cold. Not "forgot my scarf" cold — Kansas-plains, bag-of-typewriter-samples-fre...
Saturday, September 5, 2026
The History of Backpacking Coffee Gear: From Cowboy Coffee to Instant Trail Brews
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“Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.” -Edward Abbey The history of backpacking coffee gear ...
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Why Do People Go Camping? The Three Books That Changed the Outdoors
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How Adventures in the Wilderness, The Dharma Bums, and Wild inspired generations of campers and backpackers. Why do people go camping? Or, ...
Monday, August 17, 2026
The Hidden Landscape of Backpacking: Why Your Backpacking Trip Begins at a Gas Station
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“A rule of the blue road: Be careful going in search of adventure—it’s ridiculously easy to find.” ― William Least Heat-Moon, Blue Highways:...
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