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The instructors of Stanford's Outdoor Education Program spent their annual retreat skiing through the Sierra Nevada back country.
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I spent a week during the winter of 2008 exploring Peru's Inca ruins at Cusco and Machu Picchu.
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At 11,188, Mount Silliman is a straightforward but rewarding climb in Sequoia National Park.
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At 14,159', Mount Sill is one of California's highest peaks. I climbed it with some friends from college.
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Watching the sunrise from the summit is the best way to hike Half Dome.
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Beautiful hill towns and pastoral scenery dominate Italy's beautiful Umbria region.
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If you like history, art, and churches, Florence is the place for you.
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Sequoia National Park's 11,204-foot Alta Peak turned out to be a great place to teach introductory mountaineering.
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The 2008 Outdoor Education Program instructors' retreat took us to the winding canyon of Arroyo Seco, near California's Big Sur State Park.
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A cold, rainy weekend snowshoeing the Trinity Alps of Northern California.
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A quick weekend ski trip early in the winter of 2007-2008 at Kirkwood, near Lake Tahoe.
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My friend Paul and I escaped over a November weekend to explore Point Reyes National Seashore on the coast of Northern California.
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