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Nicholas Oetken

Nick Oetken is a writer, adventurer, and outdoorsman currently based out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

There’s nothing better than getting out on a trail and enjoying a long leisurely hike through a beautiful National Park. For that, there is no better park to hike in than the Bryce Canyon National Park. Of course, you probably don’t have time to explore every single hiking trail that the park has to offer, …

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If you’ve never gone hiking near Coeur d’Alene before, you’re in for a real treat. Located in the northern part of the Idaho Panhandle, around thirty minutes away from Washington and two hours from the border with Canada. Coeur d’Alene is a neat little tourist town consisting of a classy downtown area, a nice resort, …

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Just because it’s winter time doesn’t mean it’s time to put your backpack and tent into storage to wait for next year. After all, who says that you can’t go hiking in the middle of December or January when there’s snow on the ground? Regardless of where you are in the United States, there will …

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