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If you’re in Nevada this month, you may want to check out the Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s April Speaker Series. Topics include:

• Latest and Greatest in Gear with REI’s Dave Hess.

• Natural History of the Lake Tahoe Basin with Mark Vollmer, author of  Tahoe Rim Trail – Exploring the Jewel.

• Thru-Hiking and Day-Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail with Mark Kimbrough and Tim Hauserman, author of  The Official Guide to Hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail.

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With the end of winter, it’s time to get your outdoor gear ready for spring and summer hiking and camping. Here are two packing lists:

• Ryan “FixedByDocs” 5 day 4 night pack list for spring-summer through hikes. Part 1.

• Part 2 of 2.

For another point of view, here’s Chris Molloy’s hiking and camping Gear List

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Eighteen of the 44 mile Lake Ouachita Vista Trail are now finished. With the first Spring blush, the dogwood groves along this hiking trail should be stunning. More info, along with hiking map is available here.

Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT)

A really fast, flowing fun trail located near Mount Ida, Arkansas. Some awesome scenery as the trail runs the bank of the Lake Ouachita. A great …

Lake Ouachita Vista Trail – Exploring Arkansas (AETN)

Learn more at www.aetn.org

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Another hiking trail gem. This time in Pennsylvania. The Nature Conservancy deserves credit for stopping development here … leading to 16 miles of new trails.

The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania – New recreation …

JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA — October, 5, 2008 — After 16 months of cleaning up trash and building trails, mountain bikers and hikers are ready to begin enjoying the fruits of their labor at Moosic Mountain, a windswept landmark overlooking

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Moosic Mountain Preserve – Lackawanna County

Located in Lackawanna County, the Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain provides sweeping views of Pennsylvania’s northeastern corner and represents one of the best locations in the northeastern US for ridge-top heath barrens. …

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Moosic Mountain Hike 2010 part 1

Moosic Mountain Winter Hike 2010 part 1

Moosic Mountain Winter Hike 2010 part 2

Moosic Mountain Winter Hike 2010 part 2

Moosic Mountain Re-named to Honor Supporters

The Conservancy celebrated long-time supporters Dick and Nancy Eales with a ceremony this summer on Moosic Mountain Preserve, near Scranton. The …

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Check out the relatively new Trans-Catalina hiking trail. Opened in May, 2009, this beautiful trail winds around, up, and down Catalina Island …. 37.2 miles of ocean shoreline, mountain campgrounds, and rocky canyons.

Hermit Gulch Trail – Trans-Catalina Trail Loop | Catalina Island …

Hermit Gulch Trail – Trans-Catalina Trail Loop: Hike description, photos, and directions for this 11.75-mile hike above Avalon on Catalina Island.

http://www.hikespeak.com/

The Trans-Catalina Trail « AdventuresInMissingThePoint.com

Just a few weeks ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy opened* the Trans-Catalina Trail (TCT). I ventured over to Catalina Island to hike across the island, from Two Harbors traveling south to Avalon. I hiked across Catalina once before …

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Trans Catalina Trail

Catalina Island Conservancy – Exploring the Trans Catalina Trail

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Reconnaissance flight in preparation for hiking the newly constructed 38 mile, Trans-Catalina Trail spanning the entire length of the Island from south …

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Clarence Petty, a hero to all who cherish New York’s Adirondack Park, has died. He was 104 years old. Hiking mile upon mile at age 4, delivering mail by five, and a wilderness guide by age 11, Petty hiked, paddled, snowshoed, and flew over every nook of his beloved Adirondacks.

Image by RoyJr via Flickr

Mapping 1300 miles of the Park’s most pristine and primal wilderness, Clarence Petty helped create the Adirondack Park Agency. He was a true conservationist and pathfinder.

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Adirondack legend passes on…

According to Adirondack Explorer Editor Phil Brown’s blog, Clarence Petty died last night at his son’s home. Petty was 104 years old, and was a native Adirondacker. During the Great Depression, he worked for the Civilian Conservation …

Clarence Petty, an Adirondack classic, dies at 104 « Adirondack …

Clarence Petty, an Adirondack classic, dies at 104. December 3, 2009 at 6:30 pm · Filed under Adirondack News. He was a trapper, pilot, forest ranger and environmentalist > read the Adirondack Daily Enterprise article …

Adirondack Almanack: Adirondack Legend Clarence Petty Has Died at 104

Adirondack legend Clarence Petty died at his son’s home in Canton on Monday at the age of 104. Petty was the subject of Christopher Angus’s biography The Extraordinary Adirondack Journey of Clarence Petty: Wilderness Guide, Pilot, …

Goodbye Clarence,…

It was with sadness that I read about the passing at age 104 of an Adirondack icon, Clarence Petty. I had the privilege of his acquaintance a few years ago when he served on the board of an organization where I was employed. …

Other Resources:
The Extraordinary Adirondack Journey of Clarence Petty: Wilderness Guide, Pilot, and Conservationist

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