OutRail
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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Trail Planning & Navigation
Plan the route and find your way — hiking and trails, map and compass, orienteering and contour lines, waymarks and blazes, and reading the weather and the daylight.
12 entriesBackpacking & Gear
The kit that carries you — packs, tents, and sleeping bags, boots and trekking poles, stoves and water filters, and the craft of going light.
11 entriesHiking Fitness & Safety
Stay strong and safe on the trail — fitness and walking, hydration and electrolytes, blisters, altitude, and hypothermia, first aid, and leaving no trace.
11 entriesWild Terrain & Parks
Read the land you walk — mountains and wilderness, summits, ridges, and passes, valleys and waterfalls, the tree line, and the national parks that protect it all.
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