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ActionHub launches Summer Sweepstakes with $1,200 in giveaway prizes

By: ActionHub Social

ActionHub.com — a premier online destination for outdoor enthusiasts who pour themselves into fun and adventure though camping, hiking, mountain sports, water sports, and so much more — has launched a summer 2020 sweepstakes event, with giveaway items worth a total of more than $1,200.… More »

How To

Know the Pros and Cons of Using Hiking Poles

By: Suzanne Downing

Hiking poles may be a good addition to your next hike, but like any piece of gear, they require proper technique and knowledge Hiking poles (also called trekking poles, walking poles or hiking sticks) may give you the extra confidence and stability you need while… More »

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8 Amazing Pacific Crest Trail Facts

By: ActionHub Social

The Pacific Crest Trail starts near Campo, California, and ends on the U.S. border at Manning Provincial Park in British Columbia Compared to some other trails in the U.S., the Pacific Crest Trail could be considered relatively young — it was only completed in 1993.… More »

How To

SAR Expert: Track for Fun While Out and About

By: Rob Speiden

Finding and interpreting the tracks and sign left by the passage of people or animals is enjoyable, regardless of where you go, and even if you do not go anywhere. A proper knowledge of the tracks around you can help keep you safe in the… More »

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Hiking Challenge Encompasses Historic Adirondack Fire Towers

By: Joel Herrling

Fire towers have become such a phenom that the Glens Falls-Saratoga Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club has created the ADK Fire Tower Challenge I can recall hiking up mountains in Adirondack Park in New York state as a youth and thinking to myself about… More »

Review

Review: Unpacked: How Belong Designs invigorates mountain lifestyle

By: ActionHub Social

Belong Designs was founded in 2013 by three men fueled by creativity and harboring a passion for the Rocky Mountains Rarely is a clothing company able to so completely capture the style and substance of the mountains as Belong Designs does. The Colorado-based brand infuses… More »

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13 Amazing Appalachian Trail Facts

By: ActionHub Social

Commonly known simply as the A.T., here are some Appalachian Trail facts to help you celebrate this amazing stretch of the East Coast The Appalachian Trail, which stretches just shy of 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine, is the most iconic… More »

How To

Determine When Your Hiking Boots are Getting Worn Out

By: Suzanne Downing

Here are 6 ways to tell if your hiking boots are getting worn out If my favorite pair of Keen hiking boots could talk, they’d have lots of stories to tell — like the time they valiantly kept my feet dry while crossing the Kootenei… More »