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Toll Mountain Summit – Big Bend National Park, Texas

March 22, 2011 Steven Smith 5 Comments

Our first night in the High Chisos Mountains a friend and I decided to bushwhack to the summit of Toll…

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Posted in: Backpacking, Hiking, Texas, Texas hiking

Davis Mountain Preserve – Open Days and Weekends 2011

March 1, 2011 Steven Smith Leave a comment

The Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountain Preserve has released their open weekends for 2011. The Davis Mountain Preserve (home of Mt.…

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Posted in: Conservation, Hiking, Texas, Texas hiking

Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs – Book Review

February 28, 2011 Steven Smith 1 Comment

Colorado’s Fourteeners by Gerry Roach is a must have guidebook for anyone seeking to climb Colorado’s highest peaks. I recently…

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Posted in: Book Review, Colorado, Contest, Hiking

Hike Your Own Hike – Book Review and Interview with Author Francis Tapon

February 24, 2011 Steven Smith 3 Comments

I recently had the pleasure of reading Francis Tapon’s book: Hike Your Own Hike. In 2001 Tapon thru-hiked the Appalachian…

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Posted in: Backpacking, Book Review, Hiking, Review

Nature Conservancy’s Independence Creek Preserve – Open Weekend March 18-20

February 23, 2011 Steven Smith Leave a comment

The Nature Conservancy’s Independence Creek Preserve is hosting an open preserve weekend March 18-20th. “The public is invited to camp,…

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Posted in: camping, Conservation, Hiking, Texas

Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico – Crater Rim Hike

January 27, 2011 Steven Smith 5 Comments

Capulin Volcano National Monument is located in the High Plains of New Mexico in the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. While driving…

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Posted in: Hiking, Hiking With Children, New Mexico, New Mexico Hikes

Practice Map and Compass skills with Cardinal Points’ Free Desktop App

January 24, 2011 Steven Smith 1 Comment

Learning how to use a map and compass is an invaluable skill. Sometimes different compass techniques can be confusing and…

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Posted in: Hiking, Map and Compass

Section 16 Palmer Loop Trail – Colorado Springs, Colorado

January 20, 2011 Steven Smith 4 Comments

While in Colorado Springs for a work related conference I managed to sneak off one morning to do a little…

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Posted in: Colorado, Hiking

Garden of the gods – Colorado Springs, Colorado

January 11, 2011 Steven Smith 2 Comments

Last week my family and I were in Colorado Springs for a work related conference. We took an extra day…

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Posted in: Colorado, Hiking, Hiking With Children

Christmas Tree Hunt – Davis Mountain Preserve – Texas

December 25, 2010 Steven Smith 4 Comments

I originally wrote this piece for the Nature Conservancy of Texas. You can view it there on their website Nature.org/Texas…

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Posted in: Conservation, Hiking, Hiking With Children, Texas, Texas hiking

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