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Don Lee, owner of Alaska Floats & Skis flight school in Talkeetna, Alaska, has felt the ground below him shake from the pounding of thousands of caribou hooves. He’s discovered areas so abundant with blueberry bushes, it was impossible to sit down. He’s looked down at water thick with layers of migrating fish. Lee is […] The post Alaska Flight School Teaches Pilots to...

Jeppe Spence of Denmark has hiked the Appalachian Trail in the eastern U.S., Kungsleden, Skåneleden and Vättlefjällsleden in Sweden, and other various long-distance trails around the world — and he’s only in his early 20s. He’s trying to live a life he won’t regret, and that includes spending as much time outdoors as possible.   “The […] The post Danish Hiker Trapped on Rural Norway...

In July 2019, mountain guide Susanna Girolamo led a hiking trip in Montana’s Swan Mountain Range. Little did she know it would become a much longer trip than anticipated. In her own words, Girolamo shared with Garmin the details of that day, and how carrying an inReach® satellite communicator stopped the situation from escalating. “By […] The post Mountain Guide Recounts 10-hour Trip Turned...