Hiking matters #456: Rucu Pichincha (4698m) in Ecuador, my first hike in the Andes
Pichincha, one of the prominent volcanoes of the Ecuadorian Andes QUITO, ECUADOR – It feels great to finally reach six
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Author: Gideon Lasco
Hiking matters #453: A traverse of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona
Hiking up the “Praying Monk” section of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – In 2012, I did
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Hiking matters #454: A loop hike of Buford Mountain in Missouri
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I had feared that I would a hike-less month in the course of my scholarly visit
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Hiking matters #455: Hiking in Castlewood State Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Hiking in Castlewood State Park, Missouri with a view of the Meramec River ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – I wasn’t expecting
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List of groups joining the National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 9, 2015
PARTIAL LIST OF CLEAN-UP CLIMBS FOR THE NMCD 2015 As of May 6, 2015 DESTINATION ORGANIZING CLUB OR GROUP CONTACT
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Guiding Document: 2nd National Mountain Clean-up Day on May 9, 2015
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Inspired by the first National Mountain Clean-up Day in 2014, the second NMCD is envisioned to live
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Hikes in Philippine History #4: German explorer Fedor Jagor’s finale in Bicol: Mt. Mayon in 1859
Mason Volcano, the finale of the four mountains in Bicol that German explorer Fedor Jagor hiked in 18 annotated by
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Hikes in Philippine History #3: German explorer Fedor Jagor hikes up Mt. Masaraga in 1859
Mt. Masaraga was the third mountain that Fedor Jagor hiked in Bicol, way back in 1859! annotated by Gideon Lasco
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Hikes in Philippine History #2: German explorer Fedor Jagor dayhikes Mt. Asog in 1859
The view from Mt. Asog – which Fedor Jagor would have seen if the summit weren’t covered with clouds annotated
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Hikes in Philippine History #1: German explorer Fedor Jagor hikes Mt. Isarog in 1859
View from Mt, Isarog’s summit, where Fedor Jagor said he camped in 1859 annotated by Gideon Lasco In the course
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