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Awesome backpacking blogs by women

May 26, 2010

I’ve been feeling super psyched that there are some cool women out there blogging about backpacking. Go team! Here are a few of my favorites. If you didn’t make the list, send me an e-mail because I’d like to know about your site. Her Side of the Mountain: A blog by a pretty rockin’ solo [...]

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Weight, weight, don’t tell me

August 22, 2009

“You are never going to make it through the Whites or the Mahoosacs with that pack,” another backpacker tells me. I nod and think I heard you the first four times you told me. He is traveling with a friend, wearing spandex, carrying only a fanny pack. He began to lecture me on the weight [...]

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Raindrops keep falling on my head

August 20, 2009

These pictures are really more evidence of all the rain I endured when hiking through Maine.

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Questions from strange men

July 21, 2009

I stayed at a campsite close to the road alone because I mistakenly thought some other thru hikers would be joining me. As I was cooking dinner, a male camper (someone just there for the day) came up to me. He asked me if I wanted to come hang out with his group and drink [...]

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Reader Question #5: Safety

June 6, 2009

Heidi S. from Seattle, WA

Question:

As a female hiking the trail alone, aren’t you worried about safety?

Answer:

It takes too much energy to constantly worry about your safety for 6 months.

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