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How to use GPS for hiking navigation

A GPS - or global positioning system - is a handy tool for hillwalkers. We examine how to use GPS for hiking navigation ...
Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
New data has pinpointed the highways where a breakdown could turn deadly, as Aussie families hit the roads these holidays.
The Other Girl, Annie Ernaux, translated from the French by Alison L Strayer. In the summer of 1950, when Annie Ernaux is ten ...
If you ever get lost on a hike, here's a four-letter mnemonic that's easy to remember and could save your life. Plus, more ...
Twenty-three years ago, Paul Clements climbed Cuilcagh mountain as part of a research trip to reach the highest point in every county in Ireland. This year, on the 20th anniversary of the publication ...
Twenty-three years ago, Paul Clements climbed Cuilcagh mountain as part of a research trip to reach the highest point in every county in Ireland. This year, on the 20th anniversary of the publication ...
Negwegon State Park in Harrisville, Michigan, is exactly that kind of revelation—a sanctuary where Lake Huron’s crystal waters kiss pristine shorelines far from the madding crowds. The name ...
The trade-off of enduring a few months of heat for year-round affordability seems increasingly reasonable to many Californians fleeing coastal areas where “affordable housing” has become an oxymoron ...
Maps can be bought for Rosaries from Shakra, a character that you will first run into in The Marrow. After you have passed the first settlement, make your way into The Morrow. You will need to make ...
The Mississippi & Illinois River Experience Tool allow users to submit details about how they utilize waterways through a general form or by pinpointing a specific map location.
Greg Seitz was 16 when he took his first canoe trip down the St. Croix River. He and other members of the Bio-Earth Club at Stillwater Area High School put in at the Osceola, Wis., landing and paddled ...