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BACKPACKER Magazine is offering to pay qualifying contestants to go on their dream hike. All you need to do is convince BACKPACKER Magazine your planned adventure is best, and that you have the trip-recording skills (GPS, Photo, Video) to share it with their readers. The winner gets to lead their dream hike as a BACKPACKER field scout. Plus the winner and top four runners-up will win a KEEN prize package.So the question is…what is your dream hike?Honestly I would love

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I admit it! I'm a gear junkie! I am constantly watching for deals on sites like Left Lane Sports, The Clymb, and Steep and Cheap. In a similar manner my wife is a "baby gear junkie" (if such a thing exists?). Today she told me about a huge Kelty Child Carrier Sale at Zulily.com.Zulily is similar to Left Lane and The Clymb in that you need to become a member to see the deals. Follow this link to sign up. If

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Update from last Monday's post. TPWD voted unanimously to purchase the 17,339 acre Devils River Ranch. Purchase price is $13 million which will be paid with $4 million in public land acquisition funds and over $9 million in private donations. An additional $1.1 million donation will help cover operating expenses for two-and-a-half years as well as development of a master plan for joint public use of the ranch and the Devils River State Natural Area, 12.7 miles upstream.

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I originally wrote this piece for the Nature Conservancy of Texas. You can view it there on their website Nature.org/Texas I have republished it here in accordance with our agreement.Tradition is important in my family, especially around the holidays. Weekend before last my family and I started a new tradition. We woke up early and headed down to The Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountain Preserve to take part in their annual Christmas tree hunt.Madera Canyon Road leading up to Mount LivermoreEach

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While staying with some family in Louisiana my daughter and I snuck off to do a little hiking.Forest Service Road 513 on the way to the trail We drove down to Kisatchie National Forest to the Saline Bayou Hiking Trail. The trail follows the banks of the Saline Scenic River for three miles from Forest Service Road 513 to 507. We parked our car at the Cloud Crossing Recreation Area and started down the trail.Saline Bayou Hiking TrailIn the light fog

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If you have ever driven through Thurber Texas, you probably didn’t realize it. There isn’t much there other than a couple of restaurants and a few historic buildings. With a population of only 5 people it is possible that more people commute into Thurber to work then actually live there. Don’t let its small size fool you….there is plenty of reason to visit this small town.Thurber's Smokestack RestaurantThurber's Smokestack signThe number one reason you should visit Thurber is the Smokestack

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In an amazing turn of events Texas may actually see an increase in public access to the pristine Devil's River. You may recall my frantic plea for help last October when paddlers almost lost all public access to the Devil's River. At that time Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) was considering a land swap/purchase involving the current Devil's River State Natural Area and what is known as Devil's River Ranch. This land swap/purchase proposal was bad news for Texas

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