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How to Find the Way Through a Corn Maize

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Corn mazes can be elaborate puzzles to find your way through. It's easy to lose your way or become confused while in the maze. However, with a few strategies, you can successfully navigate your way through a corn maze... more »

How to Get a Needle and Thread in the Wild

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Think of how you would react in a survival situation. You could need to get food, water and shelter. Other knowledge might help you out in this survival situation, such as a needle and thread. Here’s how to utilize nature to get your out of a bind... more »

How to Get Drinking Water From Bamboo

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Drinking water is one of the most pressing things if you find yourself lost and are trying to stay alive to make it back to civilization. If you are lost in the jungle or a tropical climate, one ready source of water is bamboo. With a few simple ... more »

How to Get Started in Hiking

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One of the most exciting ways to get close to nature is to hike. Finding adventure in the outdoors while testing your strength and stamina makes hiking more than just a hobby--it makes it an exciting life journey. Getting started in hiking takes ... more »

How to give yourself a leg massage

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Knowing how to massage your own legs is very useful whether you are athletic or not. Leg massage can relieve aching muscles after standing too long & help tired muscles recover after exercise... more »

How to Go Coasteering

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Coasteering is the extreme sport of navigating by foot along a rocky or craggy coastline. Developed in the 1980s and 1990s, coasteering is one of the fastest growing extreme sports in the US, Britain and other places with difficult and dramatic ... more »

How to Go Day Hiking near Charlotte, North Carolina

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Many fantastic day hikes and day hiking opportunities abound in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, which is located on the southern Piedmont near the border with South Carolina. Because of Charlotte's relative proximity to the spectacular ... more »

How to Go Day Hiking near Knoxville, Tennessee

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Many fantastic day hikes and day hiking opportunities abound in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, which is located on the Tennessee River in the ridge and valley province in between the Great Smoky Mountains (of the Appalachian Mountain Range) to ... more »

How to Go Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the best hiking parks in the nation. The trails are a perfect way to get a close-up look at the park, from the mountain peaks to the forest valleys to the amazing wildlife. If you've never hiked Rocky ... more »

How to Go to the Bathroom in the Woods

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Suddenly, on a walk in the woods, your body tells you it's time to, well, empty your bowels... With no bathroom close by, what do you do? Just follow these simple directions... more »

How to Groom a Hiking Trail

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Hiking trails should provide hikers with an opportunity to experience the outdoors safely and respectfully, offering a view of the wilderness while also conserving it. Both hikers and the surrounding wilderness benefit from a stretch of trail ... more »

How to Have a Great Hiking Trip

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No one wants to have a bad hiking trip. When you go on a bad hiking trip, you may end up lost, bored or unprepared. Taking some time to get ready beforehand will ensure that you have a great hiking trip... more »

How to Have Fun On A Summer Night Hike!

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The summer nights call for hiking and enjoying the silence. Maybe it calls for beast in the night and friends with scary stories!.. more »

How to Hike a Mountain Trail for a Week

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Hiking a mountain trail for a week is a great way to clear your head, reduce stress, challenge your body and get back to nature. Across the U.S., national forests and parks offer fantastic opportunities for hiking over hundreds of thousands of ... more »

How to Hike Across a Stream

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One of the most challenging and dangerous parts of hiking is crossing streams. Navigating a passage through moving water takes skill, strength and strategy. Novice hikers should only try to hike across a stream under the supervision of an ... more »

How to Hike Across America

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Hiking across the country is challenging, but a great way to see America. There isn't a wilderness trail that goes east to west the entire length of the country. However, it's possible to hike across the United States with little, if any, ... more »

How to Hike Across Canada

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Canada is home to the unique Trans Canada Trail, which runs 11,185 miles across every Canadian Province and Territory. The trail varies from one area to the next. Some portions of the trail follow rail lines, while others follow secondary roads. ... more »

How to Hike Alone

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Hiking provides the opportunity to enjoy the peace and tranquility of nature and even more so when done alone. There are some precautions you should take before hiking alone, especially when exploring more remote areas... more »

How to Hike Anacapa Island in California

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Anacapa Island is one of the easiest of the Channel Islands to hike, due to its relatively short distance of 12 miles from Port Hueneme. If you take a speedy catamaran boat the crossing time is down to about 35 minutes. On the cruise you're ... more »

How to Hike Angels Landing in Zion National Park

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One of my all-time favorite hikes is the daunting Angels Landing In Zion National Park. You’ll peer down from rocky cliffs that hang about the length of four football fields over the canyon floor. Let me offer a few words of advice before you ... more »

How to Hike Anthony's Nose in Texas

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Anthony's Nose is the second highest peak in the Franklin Mountains. The city of El Paso wraps around the Franklin Mountains in a horseshoe shape and the mountain peaks provide excellent views of the surrounding desert floor and city. The ... more »

How to Hike at Night

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Hike during the day and you are sure to have a good time. However, sometimes life calls for a little more excitement. For those more adventurous and looking for a new experience with nature, you can follow these steps to hike at night... more »

How to Hike Barton Creek in Texas

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Don't let this hike's location fool you. Barton Creek trail may lay inside the city of Austin; but this is a fairly wild and heavily wooded trek that runs along the popular Barton Creek. This is a beautiful hike that crosses the creek at several ... more »

How to Hike Beech Woods in Texas

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Beech Woods trail takes visitors on a hike through an undisturbed, protected area of Big Thicket National Preserve. Heavy logging has cleared almost all of the primitive forest in southeastern Texas, but you can still see some small tracts in ... more »

How to Hike Bentsen-Rio Grande in Texas

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One of the few public natural areas in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Bentsen-Rio Grande offers hikers a view of the natural habitat being lost to expanding urbanization and population growth. Bentsen-Rio Grande is home to native subtropical ... more »

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