Some of us don’t mind hiking in the heat. Switch to cotton, freeze your water bottle overnight, use your trekking poles as spider web vanquishers … . Sure, you work up a nice glow. But you’re on the trail, and really, it’s not unbearable.

We recognize, though, that not everyone is inclined to keep on hikin’ between Memorial Day and Labor Day. We also recognize that along about the Fourth of July weekend, the aforementioned cool-weather hikers are starting to undergo withdrawal. They get out their phone and stare longingly at those photos from the beginning of the year, when you were bundled in fleece. Ah, the good cold days.

We can’t magically make it cold. But we can direct you to some hikes where it feels less like summer. In some cases, a lot less. As a rough rule of thumb, the temperature drops about 3.5 degrees for every 1,000 feet of elevation. So if it’s 90 in Raleigh (elevation 315 feet), it’s in the upper 60s atop Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,684 feet).

Lesson one: hike higher, hike cooler.

Lesson two: you needn’t go as high, provided you’re hiking near cool waters. Waterfalls, pools on mountain creeks, that sort of thing.

With those two guiding points in mind, we offer 5 high country spots where fair weather hikers can stretch their legs without working up a drenching sweat. You might even want to take along a fleece.

Learn more about those hikes, here. Or, consult the entries listed in either our “Backpacking North Carolina” or “100 Classsic Hikes in North Carolina.”

1. Shuckstack/Lost Cove/Lakeshore Loop

11.6 miles

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Fontana Village

Part of what makes this hike feel cool is that you start at the Fontana dam and climb immediately, gaining 2,280 feet in 3.5 miles. Yes, as you might suspect, you work up a good glow. But once you top out at Sassafras Gap, that glow becomes your cooling agent as you descend Lost Cove Trail through dense woods, then return via the Lakeshore Trail along the cooling waters of Fontana Lake. Unrelated note: I’ve seen both black bear (not uncommon in the Smokies) and wild boar (less common) on this hike.

For details: Trip No. 21 “Backpacking North Carolina”.

2. Hunt-Fish Falls/Gragg Prong Loop

7.3 miles

Wilson Creek area, Pisgah National Forest, Mortimer

Wilson Creek proper gets more crowded than a water park on a summer weekend due to the proximity of parking (if you can find it) to the water. But venture deeper into the Wilderness Study Area and you’ll find better water and fewer people. You’ll just need to invest a little sweat equity. Here’s what you do: hike the Hunt-Fish Falls Trail down to the Lost Cove Trail and go right. You’ll cross the creek, then keep an eye out for the Timber Ridge Trail on your left. Take it uphill (you’re investing in that sweat equity at this point), then go right on the Lost Cove Trail (it loops back around). Take it to Gragg Prong, hike downstream for less than a mile and you’ll have your choice of choice mountain pools to swim in. Related note: If you see a snake in the water, it is likely a harmless northern banded water snake; it is not a cottonmouth, which doesn’t live within a couple hundred miles. 

For details: Trip No. 8, Backpacking North Carolina.”

3. Basin Creek Trail

12 miles

Doughton Park, Longbottom Road access, Roaring Gap

The mile-and-a-half approach from Longbottom Road to Grassy Gap along Grassy Gap Creek is flat, a good opportunity to warm up the legs. There, pick up the Basin Creek Trail, which climbs in bursts along its frisky namesake creek (a creek that flooded in 1918wiping out the entire Basin Cove Community). Multiple crossings help you keep your cool; several pools along the way allow for a more immersive cooling event. Your carrot: the trail terminates at the Caudill Cabin, which survived the 1918 flood and was home to a family of 13. Stunning note: The Caudill Cabin is one room.

For details: Trip No. 11, “Backpacking North Carolina.”

4. Black Mountain Crest Trail

2-12 miles

Mount Mitchell State Park, Burnsville

This is cool hiking, guaranteed. With much of this hike above 6,000 feet (reaching 6,684 feet), you’re looking at temperatures in the 60s on a 90-degree Piedmont day. From the main parking area, make the short-but-obligatory summit, via pavement, to Mount Mitchell, then head north across the main parking lot on the Crest Trail to Mount Craig. Craig is only a mile out, but it’s a challenging mile and there’s no shame in topping out and proclaiming, “I’m good, heading back.” Big Tom, though, is just a short distance beyond, and that would give you your third 6,000-foot peak for the day. Balsam Cone, Cattail Peak and Potato Hill lie beyond, before the drop into Deep Gap at just over 6 miles. Warning note: Remember, this is an out-and-back; making it to Deep Gap with zero energy for the return is does not constitute a successful hike.

For details: Hike No. 65, “100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina.”

5. Pink Beds

5 miles

Pisgah National Forest near Brevard 

Look at a topo map of the Blue Ridge Escarpment north of Brevard and you’ll wonder, “What happened there?” Amidst a sea of tight, brown topographic lines is a sea of nearly unblemished green, a flat ledge on the escarpment known as Pink Beds. It’s a rare Appalachian bog through which the South Fork of Mills River runs, occasionally stopping to collect itself in a series of small ponds. A 5-mile trail circumnavigates Pink Beds, the wetter spots navigated via boardwalk. There’s the occasional meadow, some dense woods, precious little climbing. At just below 4,000 feet there may be cooler mountain climbs, but none as flat. Geographic note: Pink Beds got its name after early settlers cleared the land for farming, exposing an abundance of pink wildflowers. 

For details: Hike No. 80, “100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina.”

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Thing is, not all mountain hikes require driving high into the mountains to reach. Below are five of our favorite winter mountain hikes that offer the thrill of a winter in the mountains minus the angst of driving there.

Doughton Park

Roaring Gap

Think of Doughton Park and its 30 miles of hiking trail and you think of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is often closed by ice for long stretches in winter. Not if you enter from the Longbottom Road access, which sits more than 1,800 feet below the summit. From the trailhead you can pickup three trails to the park’s mountaintop meadow: Cedar Ridge (our pick), Grassy Gap Road and Flat Rock Ridge. Using those trails plus the Mountains-to-Sea Trail/Bluff Mountain Trail at the top, you can create loop hikes of up to 18 miles. And because you’re hiking up the Blue Ridge escarpment’s steep northern and eastern exposure, snow tends to stick around a bit.

More info here

Mount Mitchell Trail

Burnsville

Not even the highest peak east of the Black Hills is immune to a winter assault. Although Mount Mitchell State Park, named for 6,684-foot Mount Mitchell, is frequently closed because it’s accessible via the Blue Ridge Parkway, the 5.5-mile Mount Mitchell Trail remains open to the hardiest — and best prepared — of explorers. The trailhead off the Toe River is below 3,000 feet, meaning it can be dry and pleasant at the base, as wintry as it gets 3,700 feet up on the summit. The first 3 miles or so of this trail are surprisingly mellow, a climb to be sure but eased by switchbacks. Then, it hits some troughs that are not only steep but can fill with ice. Be exceptionally cautious and well prepared for this hike.

More info here

Linville Gorge, Shortoff Mountain

Nebo/Lake James

From the well-known gorge’s West Rim, the trails all descend into the gorge, offering little in the way of views (not to mention that access via the “Kistler Memorial Highway,” a gravel pothole-fest is sketchy in the best of weather). The main access on the East Rim is Tablerock Mountain, which closes in winter. That leaves the 2-mile hike up to Shortoff Mountain on the East Rim’s south side as your best option. Note: this is not a 2-mile cakewalk: it’s steep in spots and gets rutted. But it’s southern exposure keeps it mostly clear of snow and ice, and the reward — another couple miles of hiking along Shortoff’s rocky, pine-pocked plateau is well worth the effort.

Learn more here

Rich Mountain Loop

Hot Springs

What could be better than beginning and ending a hike in Hot Springs, elevation 1,500 feet? The first 8 miles, on the Appalachian Trail, is a steady climb, and includes an awesome view of the French Broad River and the town of Hot Springs (see photo). Continue climbing through a mature hardwood forest and mountain clearings. Pass Tanyard Gap and continue to the spur to the fire tower atop 3,700-foot Rich Mountain for more great views on a clear day. There’s a slight retreat on the AT before picking up Roundtrip Ridge Trail for the mellow hike back to town. Twice on this hike we’ve encountered a well-defined snow line at about 2,500 feet. 12.3 miles roundtrip.

Learn more here.

Art Loeb Trail: North End to Shining Rock Ledge

Canton

Consider this a backdoor entrance into the Shining Rock Wilderness in winter. Most of us are used to entering Shining Rock via the Black Balsam access off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Alas, this is the highest run of the parkway, generally above 5,000 feet in elevation, and it’s closed by snow and ice much of the winter. Enter via the north entrance, at the Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp and the low elevation road is generally clear. You begin to make up elevation quickly once on the trail, gaining nearly 2,000 vertical feet in the first 3.5 miles up to Deep Gap — and nearly 1,000 more vertical feet if you continue the mile or so to the summit of 5,968-foot Cold Mountain. At Deep Gap, you also have the option of hiking south of the Art Loeb Trail along the Shining Rock Ledge (it’s 2.5 miles along the Ledge to Shining Rock).

Learn more here.

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It was a sign, a sign I always look forward to come August: that fall is on the way. 

It’s also a sign that summer will soon be over. 

While I so look forward to fall hiking after a summer of sweaty heat, I also get a bit nostalgic over the passing of summer. Especially if I haven’t taken one of my go-to summer adventures. That is, an adventure that’s best taken in the heat. Maybe because there’s an abundance of water to play in. Maybe because the elevation lets you escape the heat. Or it may be as simple as the fact the trail can be challenging to reach in the snow and ice of winter.

So what are my summer go-tos? Glad you asked. 

Here, in no particular order, are five of my favorite summer adventures — adventures you might consider putting on your list before summer bids farewell.

Wilson Creek

Water, water everywhere could be the slogan for Wilson Creek, which resides at the base of Grandfather Mountain’s southeast flank and is catchment for the massif’s ample runoff. Wilson Creek proper gets most of the summer attention: avoid it. Rather, take FR 464, a windy gravel road to two trailheads in the Lost Cove region:

• Hunt-Fish Falls Trailhead. Pick up the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and head downhill 0.8 miles to the trailhead’s namesake falls, a double drop that results in a sizable rock-rimmed pool. Continue downstream on Little Lost Creek on the MST, then upstream on Gragg Prong for about 2 miles where you’ll begin to encounter a series of falls and pools. So many that even on a gorgeous summer weekend you’ll have one to yourself. Challenging hiking with a more than ample pay-off. Details here.
• Big Lost Cove Trailhead: About 4 miles up from the Hunt-Fish Falls trailhead you’ll find the Big Lost Cove Trailhead. It’s a 1.7-mile hike in, with elevation in the first half mile. From there. it’s mostly ridgeline hiking before a minor descent and short hike to one of the best views in the state, including the valley below and Grandfather Mountain beyond. Details here.

Note: Because navigating the area can be tricky, you might make your first stop the Wilson Creek Visitor Center, 7805 Brown Mountain Beach Rd., Collettsville, 28611, and get directions for the 25- to 30-minute drive to the featured trailheads from there. Find a map to the VC here.

Mount Mitchell

Elevation and access drive the desire for a summer visit to Mount Mitchell, at 6,684 feet the highest point east of South Dakota’s Black Hills. Two recommended adventures

• Mount Mitchell Trail. Looking for a good workout and some climbing cred? The 5.6-mile Mount Mitchell Trail gains about 3,700 vertical feet in 5.6 miles, making it one of the more stout climbs in the Southeast. Yet with the exception of one short stretch two-thirds of the way up, well-designed switchbacks make the climb less onerous than it might sound. Start in a robust Southern Appalachian hardwood forest outside the Briar Bottom Group Campground, end in a boreal forest more common to Canada than the Carolinas. Details here.
• Black Mountain Crest Trail. If you’re not so much into a workout, drive to the top and, from the snack bar parking lot in Mountain Mitchell State Park, head north on the Black Mountain Crest Trail. Five, 6,000-foot peaks await in the first 3+ miles, to Deep Gap, but don’t expect to summit them all: hiking along the spine of the highest range on the East is slow going, with lots of up-and-down over rocky terrain. So many great views, though, and the best is the first, from Mount Craig, a mile in. Details here.  

Mount Mitchell State Park address: 2388 NC 128 (Burnsville is listed as the mailing address; it is, in fact, a good 45-minute drive, so don’t be deceived). Here is a Google Map .

Rocky Knob Recreation Area

Possibly my favorite summer hike is the 10.7-mile Rock Castle Gorge Loop in the Rocky Knob Recreation Area along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. For maximum enjoyment, start at the base, on the trailhead off VA 8 (CC Camp Lane), and hike counterclockwise. This gets the bulk of the climbing out of the way in the first 4 miles — though you likely won’t notice it as you start in a stunning mature Southern Appalachian hardwood forest, then hit the mountaintop meadows with miles of views (and cows). Several great places to stop for lunch before a rocky descent down to Rock Castle Creek. Your legs may be screaming uncle at this point, but worry not: the last three miles is a gentle descent on old roadbed back to the car. Details here. 

The trailhead has no address and can be tricky to find: Here are the GPS coordinates  — 36.80806, -80.33087 — and a map.

Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

Have you ever been on a hike and thought, “Man, this is darn-near perfect”? That’s what you’ll find in the 7,580-acre Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area in Virginia’s George Washington National Forest. The-hills-are-alive meadows, tranquil forest, quiet and a great view from atop 4,071-foot Mount Pleasant make this a summer must (mainly because the Wiggins Spring Road access is windy, gravel and can be a challenge in snow and ice). From the main trailhead, you have two options:

• Mount Pleasant Loop. This 6.3-mile loop includes the view: about mid-way through there’s a short but challenging spur that leads you to the outcrop summit of Mount Pleasant. The rest of the hike ain’t too shabby, either, consisting mostly of intimate forest passage. Details here. 
• Cole Mountain Loop. From the same Wiggins Springs Road trailhead, hike west a short distance on the road to where the Appalachian Trail crosses, then head south. Switchbacks take you up to Cole Mountain, where you’ll hike a ridge for a bit before dropping down to the Hotel Trail. A mellow drop to a stream, a rise to a grassy meadow, a gentle drop back to the trailhead. Details here.

For more about the Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area in general, go here.

Appalachian Trail at Hot Springs

To be honest, we hike and backpack this stretch year-round — Hot Springs’ comparatively low elevation of 1,332 making it inviting regardless of the season. Two things we like most about the AT at Hot Springs: the classic AT experience, and the carrot at the end, which is Hot Springs and it’s brew pub, it’s great outfitter (Bluff Mountain Outfitters), and its diverse dining options, from burgers to bourbon glazed salmon. Our two favorite hikes:

• AT: Garenflo Gap to Hot Springs. Catch a shuttle from Hot Springs (lots of options; Bluff Mountain Outfitters can hook you up) to Garenflo and hike 7.4 miles back into town. There’s a little climbing, mostly at the beginning, but mostly classic southern AT beauty on a downhill-trending hike. Note that that “trend” becomes pronounced on the steep drop into town. Details here.
• Rich Mountain Loop. Starting and ending in Hot Springs, we suggest hiking this loop counterclockwise, sticking with the AT after crossing the French Broad River. There’s a good but short climb (0.8 miles total) up to Lover’s Leap, with great views of the French Broad valley, then more mellow climbing past Tanyard Gap (mile 5.5) and up to Rich Mountain. After checking the fire tower view atop 3,668-foot Rich Mountain, retreat a half mile and pick up Roundtrip Ridge Trail for a welcome descent back to the valley floor. A 12.3-mile loop that can be amended in various ways, including shuttling the short distance up to Tanyard Gap and hiking mostly downhill for 5.5 miles back into town. Details here.

Learn more about Hot Springs here.

Only 21 days remain until Labor Day weekend and the spiritual end of summer. Make the most of it.

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Shining Rock Wilderness

Pisgah National Forest

We love it because: Start high (above 5,000 feet), stay high (topping 6,000 feet) through mostly open terrain.

Miles of trail: 50+

From late spring through mid-fall, it’s not unusual to find the Black Balsam Access over-run with cars, especially on the weekends. Most of those folks won’t get more than a couple miles from their car, meaning once you eclipse this invisible barrier the wide vistas and mountaintop views are yours. If you do the basecamp option and camp at Shining Rock, be sure to catch sunset from atop the rock: it’s about a 10-minute climb from camp, and it can take an extra minute or two to find the easiest route. Also be advised that bear canisters are required for food storage in much of the area.

Best basecamp option: Hike in 4.5 miles in full pack to the base of Shining Rock and set up basecamp. Multiple day-hike options from here, including: 1) Shining Rock Ledge to Cold Mountain (11.4 miles); 2) Art Loeb Trail to Black Balsam and Graveyard Fields (14 miles); 3) Investor Gap Trail to Sam Knob and Little Sam Knob (15.6 miles); 4) Shining Rock down Shining Creek Trail, back up Big East Fork and Greasy Cove trails to the Art Loeb and back (15 miles)

Best day-hike option: Sam Knob/Little Sam Knob loop from Black Balsam Access (8.2 miles)

Best backpacking option:  Big East Fork loop, from US 276 trailhead hike up Big East Fork to Shining Rock for Night 1, across the Art Loeb Trail to Yellowstone Prong for Night 2, Yellowstone Prong back to trailhead. 19 miles

More info here.

Standing Indian / Appalachian Trail

Nantahala National Forest

We love it because: A 30-mile loop hike on a linear trail, about two-thirds of which is along ridge

Miles of trail: 50+

The geology of this horseshoe-shaped bowl makes Standing Indian a hiker’s paradise. The Appalachian Trail follows the majority of the rim, for about 18 miles. With at least 7 names trails heading up from the bottom and connecting with the AT, there are numerous loop options (some requiring a short hike on Forest Service road). There’s two notable peaks to summit — 5,499-foot Standing Indian Mountain and 5,250-foot Albert Mountain, with notable views along the ridge. Good camping abounds along the way.

Best basecamp option: Car camp in the Standing Indian Campground. Multiple day-hike options, including: 1. Kimsey Creek to the Appalachian Trail to Standing Indian Mountain returning via the Chestnut Ridge Trail (11 miles); 2. Longbranch Trail to the AT, then south to Albert Mountain and returning down the Hurricane Creek Horse Trail with a short road walk (10 miles); 3. From Mooney Gap, hike south on the AT to Standing Indian Mountain, then down the mountain on Chestnut Ridge Trail to camp (shuttle required; 14 miles).

Best day-hike option: Kimsey Creek Trail to the AT, go north to Standing Indian Mountain, then return via Chestnut Ridge Trail trail (11 miles).

Best backpacking option: 30-mile loop starting from backcountry trailhead and up Longbranch Trail to AT, then south over Albert and Standing Indian mountains, returning via Kimsey Creek Trail.

More info here.

Black Mountains

Mount Mitchell State Park/Pisgah National Forest

We love it because: Topping out just under 6,700 feet, these are the highest mountains east of South Dakota’s Black Hills.

Miles of trail: 30+

Southern Appalachian hardwood forests are great, and in the Black Mountains you’ll hike through plenty. You’ll also hike, starting around 5,500 feet, through spruce and fir forests more commonly found much farther north. That “hiking elsewhere” feel is part of the allure of the Black Mountains. The rugged Black Mountain Crest, which spends much of its time above 6,000 feet, offers great outcrop exploring and great views.

Best basecamp option: Two options. 1. For the full Mount Mitchell experience, camp at the Black Mountain campground and take the Mount Mitchell Trail for 5.5 miles and 3,700 feet of vertical gain to the top of 6,684-foot Mitchell (11 miles roundtrip); or, 2. Camp in the Mount Mitchell State Park campground and spend one day exploring the roughly 8 miles of trail exploring the park, then a second day hiking north on the Black Mountain Crest trail to Mount Craig (1 mile), Big Tom, Balsam Cone, Cattail Peak and Potato Hill before dropping down to Deep Gap after 3.8 miles — a very challenging 3.8 miles.

Best day-hike option: Black Mountain Crest Trail. 6,648-foot Mount Craig is “just” a mile, with four more 6,000-foot peeks before reaching Deep Gap at mile 3.8 (and remember, you’ll need to hike back the same way).

Best backpacking option:  Colbert Ridge loop from the book

More info here.

Neusiok Trail  (late fall)

Croatan National Forest

We love it because:: Where else can you hike 21 miles through swamp, coastal forest and pine savannah?

Miles of trail: 21

The last place you’d pick to hike — a coastal forest — is the first place we think to go in winter. One, because you can only hike it in late fall and winter (the rest of the year its consumed by flying and slithering things). But mainly because it’s cool, but typically not cold, and exceptionally peaceful, muffled in large part by a dense forest that’s mostly pine on the south end, hardwood on the north.

Best basecamp option: Camp at the Oyster Point Campground and day-hike the various sections of the trail (providing about 3 days of day-hike options).

Best day-hike option: From the Pine Cliff Recreation Area, pick up the Neusiok Trail as it runs along the south bank of the Neuse River before heading inland through rolling coastal forest. After 7 miles, at NC 306, it’s about a 2-mile hike back to the car (briefly on NC 306, then on the gravel road back to Pine Cliff.

Best backpacking option: Meet at the Pine Cliff equestrian lot, then shuttle to the trailhead at Oyster point, staying Night 1 at the Blackjack Lodge Shelter and Night 2 at the Dogwood Shelter. Days of 2, 9 and 10 miles.

More info here.

Mount Rogers / Grayson Highlands

Jefferson National Forest / Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia

We love it because: High, open terrain with sweeping rock outcrops; reminiscent of exploring out West

Miles of trail: 100+

Anyone who owns a backpack in the Southeast knows Mount Rogers. The National Recreation Area bearing its name covers more than 200,000 acres, with another 4,500 acres in adjoining Grayson Highlands State Park

Best basecamp option: From the Grayson Highlands backcountry lot, hike in full pack 4.5 miles to Rhododendron Gap and set up basecamp. Day hikes include: 1. Lewis Fork Wilderness (various options, starting at around 7 miles); 2. Appalachian Trail to Scales and back via the Crest Trail (12 miles); 3. To Mount Rogers and Whitetop mountains and back (10 miles).

Best day-hike option: From Grayson Highlands to Rhododendron Gap up to Mount Rogers (14 miles).

Best backpacking option:  Mount Rogers Loop Trail, starting from Grayson Highlands and including the AT and Crest Trails.

More info here and here and here.

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3 Parks — 2 States — 1 Hike, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Crowders Mountain State Park/Boulders Access, Kings Mountain. This 10-mile out-and-back, co-sponsored by the Friends of Crowders Mountain, takes the Ridgeline Trail south into South Carolina’s Kings Mountain State Park and Kings Mountain National Military Park. A long hike, but it flattens after crossing into the Palmetto State. The hike is limited to 30 (been a while since we’ve seen a hike that big), and drinks and snacks will be available through the Friends prior to the hike. Free, but a donation to support the work of the Friends would be appreciated. Register by calling 704.853.5375; learn more here.

Mount Craig Hike, 2 p.m., Saturday, Mount Mitchell State Park, Burnsville. Don’t be fooled: this hike may only be 2 miles out-and-back, but the passage from the trailhead to Most Craig (pictured above), at 6,647 feet the second highest peak east of South Dakota’s Black Hills (neighbor Mount Mitchell is the highest, at 6,684 feet), is challenging, climbing over boulders on its up-and-down passage on the Black Mountain Crest Trail. Arrive at noon and you can catch the Black Bears presentation. Learn more here.

Pott’s Branch Walk About, 10 a.m., Sunday, Umstead State Park, Raleigh. Those first two hikes — at Crowders Mountain and Mount Mitchell — are geared toward more experienced hikers looking to come out of hibernation. This hike, at 1.1 miles, is for less-experienced hikers looking to up their terrain game. This trail, on the Crabtree Creek side of the park, has rocky sections and terrain that will offer a mild challenge  and nice scenery. Learn more and sign up here.

A prime weekend to GetCamping!

Also: it’s not too late to be a camper this weekend, even if you have no camping gear! With daytime highs around 70 and overnight lows around 50, it is the ideal weekend to go camping — and our GetCamping! package, with all the key camping gear you need, can help make that happen. Learn more here. 

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