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LiteAF, Printing on DCF, and Screaming Cat Packs
IfirstheardaboutLiteAFfromafriendwhoswungthroughtownafterfinishingtheCDTafewyearsago.HehadastrikingorangeandblacksnakeskinpackthatlookedlikepartofaHal
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How To Ask Someone to Pull Your Car Out of the Snow
<imgdecoding="async"class="aligncenterwp-image-3704980size-large"src="https://backpackinglight.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mark_wetherington_stuck_
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The Anthropology of a Trail
Whoorwhatmakesatrail?I’veoftenwonderedthiswhenveeringofftheBonnevilleShorelinetrailthatskirtstheedgeofSaltLakeCitytoinvestigatelessdistinctdeertrails.
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Learning Curve: Learning to Turn Around
Afewmonthsback,Iwroteaboutlearningtosuffer.Ispokefromexperience,discussinghowpeoplewhofinishthehardestbackcountrytripshavelearnedtogutitout.Theydon’tq
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You Know You’ve Been Backpacking a Long Time When…
“Thosewhoignorethepastarecondemnedtorepeatit.”–commonmisquoteofGeorgeSantayana,TheLifeofReason.“OKBoomer.”–Phraseoftenutteredinfrustrationbypeopleunde
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The Overlook: Giving Back to Bear’s Ears
StoriesBegintoAppearIpickedupmyfriendClaytonfromhisapartmentneartheUniversityofUtahandweheadedsouthfromSaltLakeCityonI-15withsnowflakesswirlingaroundu
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Standards Watch: Dan Durston Chats About Standards and Testing
IntroductionDanDurstonshouldbewell-knowntomostBackpackingLightreaders.Besidescontributingarticlesandmanyforumposts,heworkedwithDrop.com(formerlyMassDr
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Learning Curve: What I Learned From Taking a Beginner into the Backcountry
Backpackinghasalotofwonderfulattributes,includingthatit’soneoftheleasttechnicaloutdooractivitiesyoucandowhilestillbeingdeeplyimmersedinthemountains.Ba
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Take This Poem on Your Next Trip
“Theroadseen,thennotseen,”beginsthepoem“Santiago”byDavidWhyte.Theroadseen,thennotseen,Ithink,walkingdownWoodenshoeCanyoninBear’sEarsNationalMonumentin
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Unpacked: Rewards of Repetition
Tentortarp?Quiltorsleepingbag?Downpuffyorsyntheticpuffy?Thesequestionsofequipmenttendtovexbackpackersandoftenleadtolengthydiscussions.Afterthefourthor
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