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  • The cover of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling overlaid on a scenic photo of the Smoky Mountain range. There are plants, flowers, and trees amongst the backdrop and a clear, blue sky.

    A Backpacker’s Book Club: The Jungle Book in the Great Smoky Mountains

    April 4, 2026 - By stacey

    My expectations for The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling were grossly misplaced. I admit, when I first bought this book years ago (back when Borders was still around), I was expecting the Disney trope. Animals dancing around a heartfelt story of a boy raised in the jungle. Like many others,…

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  • A landscape of a wooden trail sign that states, Colorado Trail. In the backdrop there are the San Juan Mountains. The cover of the book, Part Wild by Ceiridwen Terrill is superimposed on the photo.

    A Backpacker’s Book Club: Part Wild on the Colorado Trail

    March 21, 2026 - By stacey

    The nearby libraries often dole out free books to make room for newer additions. It was on one of these shelves that housed Part Wild by Ceiridwen Terrill. I picked it up, and my interest was piqued by the “IDIOT” scrawled next to the author’s name. This book must have…

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  • A landscape photo of a snowy, frozen Kaaterskills Falls with the cover of The Strays by Emily Bitto is superimposed on the picture.

    A Backpacker’s Book Club: The Strays in the Catskills

    March 7, 2026 - By stacey

    Every so often, I happen upon a book that captures me from the start and introduces me to a flurry of emotions along the way. And this was one of them. I found it on the “Free Books” shelf at the library and was instantly drawn by the splash of…

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Leave No Trace Principles

“Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints”

1- plan ahead & prepare

2- travel & camp on durable surfaces

3- dispose of waste properly

4- leave what you found

5- minimize campfire impacts

6- respect wildlife

7- be considerate of others

May we leave the places we visit better than how we found them

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