Off-trail predators aren’t hidden by trees. They’re visible, often aggressive and always unprovoked
Before I learned the sting of breaking in new hiking boots or the aching cold that is a tented night in northern California, I learned that backpacking – especially as a woman – is dangerous.
Everyone said it: aren’t you afraid of being a woman alone in the wilderness?
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