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Underground Railroad Bicycle Route

On this freedom ride, everyone is on their own journey

By Mary Reed, photos by Attila Horvath

Destinations

Laurel Highlands Trail, PA

Overlooking the Yough from the Laurel Highlands Trail. Photos by Mary Reed.

The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is the Pennsylvania’s mini version of the Appalachian Trail – a 70-mile shelter-to-shelter footpath from Ohiopyle to the Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown, allowing Read More >>

Coopers Rock State Forest, WV

Bouldering in the Roadside Rocks area.

“It’s still the golden age of bouldering here,” says Adam Polinski, a 25-year veteran of Coopers Rock climbing. Read More >>

Green Up Your Act

Greenwashing for Dummies

Don't worry, that plant just produces BS, which is carbon neutral. Really.

BP (formerly British Petroleum) spent millions of dollars to rebrand itself as an environmentally conscious company, Beyond Petroleum, promoting its development of solar and other alternative energy s Read More >>

Feature

Swimming the Ohio River

Halfway through the Ohio River swim.

There are moments in life when you have to stop and ask yourself, What the hell am I doing here? I’m having one of those moments right now. Read More >>

Reviews

Buzz Off

Buzz off, get it? Photo by Mary Reed.

DEET is nasty, toxic – and effective. Problem is, non-toxic alternatives tend to do little more than give mosquitoes a nice hit of aromatherapy before they pierce into your skin. Not any more. Read More >>

Backcountry Gourmet

Blackened SPAMfish

SPAM. It's what's for dinner. Photo by Mary Reed.

Yet another way to breathe new life into this canned meat sensation while feeding and entertaining your fellow campers. Read More >>

Skill Set

Successful Hitchhiking

This reviewer gives hitching one thumb up. Photo by Mary Reed.

You’re four miles by foot from your car and it’s getting dark. You’ve shredded your bike tube and you’re 50 miles from home. You’re just plain lost, but you’ve found a road. Read More >>

Health and NUTrition

Friends Don’t Let Friends Get Blisters

A nasty blister, if I do say so myself. Photo by Attila Horvath.

We’ve all been there before: a blister so painful that one more step seems impossible. Read More >>