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Hike Clerb / Jewelyn Butron Public parks, nature reserves, and recreational spaces should be sources of joy, adventure, and empowerment for all. But the current landscape is far from equitable. Ninety-five percent of visitors to national parks are white, according to research conducted by the National Parks Service. And it's not because BIPOC communities don't enjoy the great outdoors as much as other folks. But, as always, you can bet that there are some powerful activists and boots-on-the-ground initiatives across the country working to make the great outdoors a safer, more accessible pla...

Backroads and Outdoor Afro Announce New Historic Underground Railroad Multi-Adventure Tour Share Article Biking, Hiking and Kayaking through American History from Savannah to Charleston Backroads guests learn history of the Underground Railroad on a historic Savannah to Charleston Multi-Adventure Tour "I can’t think of a better way to learn about American history than to see it up close and actively,” said Tom Hale, Backroads Founder and President BERKELEY, Calif. (PRWEB) February 02, 2021 Backroads, the leader in ac...

Indoor exercises to prepare you for hiking the great outdoors  27 Jan 2021 - 16:10 By Pam Moore | The Washington Post If you took up hiking during the pandemic, you're not alone. Data from the Outdoor Industry Association indicates that of all the outdoor activities that spiked in popularity between 2019 and 2020, hiking saw the sharpest rise. If winter's chilly temperatures and short days are keeping you away from the trails, don't sweat it. The offseason is an excellent time to work on developing the mental fortitude, endurance, strength and flexibility to hit the trails running (well, h...

The perils of hiking while Black A DISTINGUISHED writer and editor, Joseph Lee Wood, was also a former Eagle Scout and passionate birder, who, the day after his arrival to the Unity ’99 journalism conference in Seattle, Washington, rented a car and drove to the Nisqually entrance of Mount Rainier, nearly ninety miles southeast, with binoculars in hand. He shared breakfast at the Westin Hotel with then Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley, along with seven other journalists and scholars, including Harvard professor Cornel West. He scheduled to meet a colleague the following day a...