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How hiking shorts became acceptable apparel
The following is an excerpt from Ramble On: A History of Hiking.

Generally speaking, the apparel that was available to hikers remained virtua...

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The Historic Circle Tours of Glacier National Park
The following is an adaptation from my book, Ramble On: A History of Hiking:

Almost immediately after Glacier was established as a national pa...

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Uncle Tom's Trail
Beginning in 1898, park visitors could descend along a “trail” known as Uncle Tom's Trail to a viewpoint near the base of the Lower Yellowstone Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Constructed by park concessionaire "Uncle Tom" H. F. Richardson, the original trail included several rope ladders and 528 steps. As a private enterprise, Richardson guided clients into the ca...

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How did hikers measure trail distances before GPS?
Prior to the invention of GPS, one of the principle tools used by hikers and trail builders to measure distances between two points was a measuring wheel. Also known as a surveyor's wheel, clickwheel, hodometer, waywiser, trundle wheel, and perambulator, the measuring wheel was introduced by surveyors in England in the 17th century. By the early 1900s, the hiking community was u...

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The "Blizzard Proof Jacket”
The following is an excerpt from my new book, Ramble On: A History of Hiking.

The first significant improvement in outdoor apparel was made a...

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