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“It’s very much a backpacker’s mindset,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Shumway, a culinary specialist from Submarine Squadron 11 who is managing the Ice Camp Queenfish dining tent. “If you backpack it in, you backpack it out. We’re trying to preserve the natural resources and beauty of the Arctic.” Ice Camp Queenfish consists of […]
“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> Everyone has their own tricks for feeling warm on a cold winter camping trip. Here’s our favorite: Eat something spicy. While it won’t actually raise your body temperature (pack the right layers) the warm tingle of eating something with a kick will […]
Backpacker trapped in Hawaii survived by hiking 20 miles in sandals For a group of friends in Hawaii, this past weekend was supposed to be filled with fun, laughs and a wedding engagement; instead they were left cold, wet and trekking through knee-deep mud to safety. They planned to backpack the Kalalau Trail in Kauai, […]
Jia Huang’s tent at Aloha Lake was reported to be upside down for two days prompting authorities to launch a search and rescue mission. | Photo courtesy of activenorcal.com A 32-year-old hiker who was reported missing on Tuesday near South Lake Tahoe’s Aloha Lake was found dead on Wednesday in a body of water by […]
This article originally appeared on Backpacker I’m not a whitewater kayaker, but I live with two of them, and dinner conversations can get so flooded with jargon that it makes my head swim. Trying to parse the lingo can feel alienating; so much so that it’s become a game for me to string together nonsensical […]
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Amsterdam, Netherlands. Floating Houses and houseboats and boats at channels by banks. Traditional … [+] dutch dancing houses among trees. Evening autumn street above water pink sunset sky with clouds. getty There’s a lot to consider before heading off on a solo backpacking trip—but especially so for women traveling alone. Safety and security play a […]
Argentinian backpacker robbed and forced to sleep in the street after arriving in Australia flooded with job offers after sharing his harrowing ordeal: ‘I ordered meals in churches’ Job offers have flooded in for Argentinian backpacker Max Orana revealed he was robbed and ‘left on the street’ He took to social media to ask for […]