Posts Tagged ‘Hiking’


Another Yosemite Death at Half Dome

In less than two weeks, there has been another tragedy at Yosemite National Park.  Eleven days ago saw the death of three people as they were swept over the Vernal Fall on the Merced river. Yesterday, a woman fell to her death while descending the cables section of the half dome hike.  The 14 to [...]

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Deaths at Vernal Fall in Yosemite

Three people are presumed dead after falling in the Merced river in Yosemite and being carried over Vernal Fall on Tuesday.  It is alleged that two of the three went beyond the protective railing slipped and fell into the river.  A third guest tried to save them and ended up going over the falls as [...]

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12 Secrets of the Appalachian Trail

You may know of the Appalachian trail, but do you know everything about it? I have hiked portions of the AT, but not enough to say that I have even seen 1% of it. The portions that I have hiked were beautiful. There is a great article that discusses some of the “finer” or less [...]

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