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This is an installment of Cautionary Tales, an ongoing series about lessons learned the hard way in the Alaska outdoors. As I hiked through the brush, I extended my left hand behind me to make sure my ...

Does “Wild,” the story of a woman who solo hikes the Pacific Crest Trail, have you yearning to hit the nearest dirt path? Before you overload your backpack, a la Reese Witherspoon in the movie version ...