Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...
There are, quite literally, thousands of terms hikers use to communicate. While no one is capable of remembering all of them -- except those most avid hikers who will travel around the world for a ...
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