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Mike McFadden

@ofthetrail

A proud NYC #PhysEd teacher, passionate about long-distance backpacking, extended travel, and storytelling, and building relationships with people of the trail.

 New York, NY
Joined July 2016
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This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail owl.li/IEh830cjgf5
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REI@REI3 Apr 2017
Let's make outside the largest level playing field on earth. Join us and be a #ForceOfNature.
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5 must-hike spots in Oregon's high desert: bit.ly/2nLBgMS by @TheOregonDesert
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17 adventure-filled photos that show the wonder of our world on.natgeo.com/2mtY5rJ
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REI@REI21 Mar 2017
Dr. Carolyn Finney's work shifts perspectives on outdoor inclusion: bit.ly/2n71j11. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Join us for our annual meeting on April 22nd in Sacramento. #pacificcresttrail #pct #pct2017 pcta.org/2017/youre-invited-…
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Top 60 books for, by & about expats and other global creatives in 2016 (2/2) thedisplacednation.com/2017/…
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On #InternationalDayOfForests, we celebrate the benefits of forests on our health, economy, #hiking trips & so much more! 📸 Jonathan Ely – at New Jersey, USA
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Mammut@mammut21 Mar 2017
"I should do what I do best: bouldering on a wall. However Thomas wasn't thinking of a regular climbing wall." bit.ly/bl_bouldering_graffit…
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Honoring the Women of the PCT bit.ly/2nevi9W #WomensHistoryMonth
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Leslie Katz@lesatnews17 Mar 2017
Inspiring to spend time with the remarkable @AR510 when writing this story on robotic legs cnet.co/2mWOHLI via @CNET
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One of the most accomplished long-distance hikers in the United States sets her sights on a new goal: breweries. westword.com/restaurants/urb…
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Modern Hiker@modernhiker15 Mar 2017
Our newest #Trailblazer is the one and only Kolby Kirk - whose old-school trail journals are drop-dead gorgeous: bit.ly/2mKcQn1
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"My pack weighed 35 pounds. The adults carried 65 pounds each." backpacker.com/skills/my-fir…

Going on Your First Backpacking Trip? Don't Make These 5 Common Mistakes.

If first trips have something in common, it’s that they go sideways pretty often. Here are a few important lessons readers and editors have learned along the way.

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Eurail@Eurail9 Mar 2017
#blog: Temperatures are rising and the days are getting longer – it's the perfect time for a #trip to #Europe! blog.eurail.com/spring-in-eu…
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Join us tonight to hear from Warren Doyle, record holder for most Appalachian Trail traverses! 7 p.m. in Evans. bit.ly/2nISt8U
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GearJunkie@TheGearJunkie9 Mar 2017
Hiking Spain's Oldest Trail: Camino De Santiago grjnk.co/2mETfXk
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Family ditches possessions, begins hike to help youth thesarniajournal.ca/family-d… via @SarniaJournal#SLont
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Mercury News@mercnews11 Mar 2017
Travel books: ‘Walking San Francisco’s 49 Mile Scenic Drive’ bayareane.ws/2mrB9G3
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Smokies Centennial Hike 100 Challenge inspires & promotes service to park friendsofthesmokies.org/blog…
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