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CONTENTS
September/October 2019
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Local60
Follow the Leader
Who knows trails better
than a local? These
12 regional experts
pick their favorite
close-to-home hikes.
By Elizabeth Miller74
Backyard Epics
From backpacking a
county park to crossing
a city on a brand-new
trail, these urban
adventures bring the
outdoors to you.76
King of the
Mountains
If local hiking had a
national championship,
this New England
explorer would be
a lock for the win.
By Bill Donahue85
HIGHER CALLING
BACKPACKER readers go to
Nepal to help build a school.
By Dennis Lewon92
GROWING UP ON THE PCT
Who’s leading who on this seven-
year, 2,650-mile father-daughter
adventure? By Nicholas Kristof