Tag: HIKING

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/06/09/blind-hiker-battles-hardships-on-appalachian-trail-updates-face/?icid=main|aim|dl5|link1|http2Fwww.switched.com2F06%2F09%2Fblind-hiker-battles-hardships-on-appalachian-trail-updates-face%2F'; Share On March 5th, Mike Hanson set off to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. What makes Hanson's attempt to tackle all 2,174 miles of the longest hiking trail ...

Share Hiking the Appalachian Trail is no small feat. Its 2,174 miles of winding trail is steep, rocky, and occasionally treacherous. If you manage to walk the length of it in one shot, it constitutes a badge of courage. If you do it without ever being able to see the ground in front of you, well, that's newsworthy. Mike Hanson is an avid outdoorsman, a bit of a gadget hound, and ...

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held every January in Las Vegas, is just around the corner (and Switched.com will be there), which means it is time for companies to assault us with an absurd number of product launches. Garmin took this idea to heart, apparently, and is prepping the launch of no less than 11 new GPS products for the world's biggest geek-fest. At the top of the ...