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Hiking: Break the Cycle of Rumination

In this blog post we get a new update from @thetreehouseonwheels and insights into the mental health benefits of hiking.  Climbing Out of My Own Head: How Hiking Helps Break the Cycle of Rumination By @thetreehouseonwheels  Rumination. I learned this word this week while searching the web to understand some

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@thetreehouseonwheels in Norway
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Embracing the Arctic Wilderness

In this blog post we get both a new update from @thetreehouseonwheels (formerly @perdidaVanVida) and a part 2 view into her travels in Norway and the beginning of her life exploring the world in a Van. A Snowshoe Expedition: Embracing the Arctic Wilderness By @thetreehouseonwheels  After a week in a

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Adventures and Midnight Mishaps

We are pleased to get a new update from @thetreehouseonwheels (formerly @perdidaVanVida) where she provides a look back on how and where she began her life exploring the world in a Van. Adventures and Midnight Mishaps in Norway: The Beginning of Van Life By @thetreehouseonwheels So there I was, stumbling

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By YOURSELF?!?

This past week, we had the pleasure of meeting and hiking with the inspiring personality behind Instagram content creator @thetreehouseonwheels and her wonderful dog Tango the Aussidoodle. On a joint hike to Valhalla Lake on the Pacific Crest Trail in the Washington State Cascades off of HWY 2, we were

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Sujit on top of St. Helens
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The Peak Baggers and Hyun

As mentioned in our last two posts, we are following the progress of the local mountaineering team “The Peak Baggers” and our local track cyclist Hyun friend. We’ll start off with The Peak Baggers and specifically our friend Sujit. On the weekend of May 11th, Sujit and the team successfully

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Sujit recently summiting Mailbox Peak in Washington State
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Sujit and The Peak Baggers team

Sujit is a very dear and close friend to all of us at The Mountain Exp. Sujit is a member of a local mountaineering group named “The Peak Baggers” in the Seattle area that has some ambitious goals for the 2024 hiking and mountaineering season. Sujit is an engineering leader

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Best Hiking Apps for 2024

We found this article on the 20 best hiking apps for 2024 very informative and simply had to share with our community. It comes from the More than Just Parks website and was updated in December 31 of 2023. The expert reviewers are brothers Jim and Will Pattiz from http://morethanjustparks.com.

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10 Hiking Essentials

If you are an experienced hiker or just getting started heading out into nature, you can save yourself a lot of anxiety, suffering and (without exaggeration) in some cases your life by being prepared and ensuring that you always bring along what we feel are the top 10 hiking essentials.

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