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Best Beaches in Culebra, Puerto Rico (but shhhhh…don’t tell anyone…it’s an untapped paradise)!

Culebra, Puerto Rico is a seemingly untapped gem smack dab in the middle of the Caribbean. Isla Culebra or “SnakeIsland” is

Timelapse photography is all the rage right now and for good reason. With a simple DSLR it’s possible to shoot

A 10th Mountain Tradition For almost a century, the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army has built, maintained,

When my wife and I were invited to a wedding in Vermont last October with a camping option, I jumped at

With this Tahoe winter all of 30% of past winters, there is not much backcountry skiing and the pow day

It might be that I’m turning 30 this June or that I’ve finally become an adult since moving to Vermont

Enter to win a fresh backpacking pack, and spend the summer of 2014 traveling light & fast down the trails.

Got cabin fever? Spring is almost here, and it has been a long, cold, and snowy winter. Camping and backpacking

Part 2 of 2, to read the beginning of this story click here. My pack rode great in the Mid

It is March and my hiker friends have already started posting their one year anniversary status updates regarding their thru