Category: Explore Blog
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6 Exercises for an Injury-Free Ski Trip
Published online on Sierra magazine’s Explore blog, November 5, 2013 6 Exercises for an Injury-Free Ski Trip As winter approaches, ski bums are checking off tasks on their ski season prep list: choose your resort, make green travel plans, choose sustainable equipment. But no matter how early you bought your lift ticket or gear, a pulled muscle or injured knee can still ruin […]
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6 Haunted Hiking Trails
Published online on Sierra magazine’s Explore blog, October 30, 2013 6 Haunted Hiking Trails What better way to celebrate Halloween (and work those old trick-or-treating muscles) than to set out on a haunted hike? Many of the country’s trails have rich and creepy histories, and you’d be surprised at just how many ghosts have apparently chosen to spend the afterlife spooking unsuspecting hikers. This year, […]
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5 Dangerous Hiking Mistakes
Published online on Sierra magazine’s Explore blog, October 14, 2013 5 Dangerous Hiking Mistakes Standing atop a hill after a long and grueling hike, it’s easy to feel invincible. You’ve pushed yourself to your limits, survived nature’s sometimes unpredictable conditions — what could stop you now? Turns out, it could be a number of simple beginner mistakes or time-saving shortcuts that even […]
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John Muir Trail Hike Raises Funds for Student Aid
Published online on Sierra magazine’s Explore blog, September 25, 2013 John Muir Trail Hike Raises Funds for Student Aid As the weary hikers rested under the trees after a long day on the John Muir Trail, Pitzer College philosophy professor Brian Keeley read from Jack Kerouac’s account of climbing Matterhorn Peak: “In no time at all it was two o’clock in the […]
Julie Eng 