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Hiking with Mosquitoes: Tips to Avoid Being Eaten Alive

Warmer months bring with them dappling sunshine, clear skies, and annoying pests. One of these things is not like the others and often includes infuriating offenders like the relentless blood-sucking mosquito.  These pests seem to be able to zero in on you as soon as your feet hit the trails. Encounters with them leave you …

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5 Helpful Tips for Hiking in Mud Season

5 Helpful Tips for Hiking in Mud Season – Hiking While Protecting the Trail

Unless you live near the beach year-round, you may be unaware of a fifth season many New Englanders loathingly call mud season. Mud season is a natural phenomenon occurring at the end of winter in late March and continuing until May. It results from a combination of thawing snow and frequent spring rains, producing an …

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