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A Very Long Hour

April 18, 2018 By Val Weston

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I'm frantically packing. Every item in front of me requires a decision. But I've been making decisions constantly—no, relentlessly—for a week already. I'm physically and mentally exhausted. I've been … [Read more...] about A Very Long Hour

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, emergency, garmin, inreach

Staying inReach with DeLorme

February 19, 2016 By Val Weston 1 Comment

A while back I talked about some of my strategies for personal safety on the trail. One of the pieces of that strategy is a GPS tracking device. Whether I'm traveling by car, motorcycle, or foot, this … [Read more...] about Staying inReach with DeLorme

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, GPS, inreach, safety, spot

Overland Expo East 2015

November 3, 2015 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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Even for adventure travelers, the conditions were somewhat daunting for this year's Overland Expo East event in North Carolina. The rain and winds were the courtesy of Hurricane Joaquin. At our … [Read more...] about Overland Expo East 2015

Filed Under: Motorcycling, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, north carolina, overland expo, ted simon

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