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Beyond Backpacking: Ray Jardine's Guide to Lightweight Hiking

Manual on planning and preparing for hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail through California, Oregon, and Washington. Jardine's initial presentation of his lightweight-hiking theories

Audience
adult
Length
long · 400 pages

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