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Kim Dinan

Kim Dinan is an author and adventurer. Endlessly curious about the world, she has backpacked to over twenty-five countries on five continents and has called India, Mexico and numerous campgrounds around the USA home. Her love of the outdoors landed her a coveted job on Backpacker Magazine’s Get Out More Tour and has compelled her to climb mountains in the Himalayas, raft frigid rivers in Patagonia, and walk five hundred and fifty miles across Spain on her own. She lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina with her family.

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Skip the Hotel. Here Are Five Great Places to Camp Near Louisville.

by Kim Dinan on June 4, 2019 10:17 am on June 4, 2019

Louisville, Kentucky might be best known for its Louisville Slugger baseball bats and as the home of the Kentucky Derby, but this southern city on…

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Gear

The Best Camping Air Mattresses for Every Type of Camper

by Kim Dinan on May 23, 2019 2:21 pm on May 23, 2019

Campers know that there’s more to camping than pitching a tent and sleeping on the cold, hard ground. In fact, with the innovative and functional…

9 min read
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Local

Your Guide to Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, NC

by Kim Dinan on April 30, 2019 7:00 am on April 30, 2019

If you’ve ever driven to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, there’s a chance you passed right through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and didn’t even…

7 min read
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Local

Get Wet and Wild in Central, IL by Camping at Lake Shelbyville

by Kim Dinan on April 26, 2019 7:00 am on April 26, 2019

When city-dwellers in Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis want to head out of town for a little summertime fun, they point their cars toward Lake…

9 min read
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Lifestyle

Heather "Anish" Anderson's 24,000-Mile Journey to Complete a "Triple Triple Crown"

by Kim Dinan on April 26, 2019 7:00 am on April 26, 2019

Heather “Anish” Anderson has racked up the backpacking accolades. In 2017, she became just the second woman to complete the “Double Triple Crown” of backpacking,…

5 min read
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Local

Camp Between Two Lakes on This Midwest Peninsula

by Kim Dinan on April 25, 2019 7:00 am on April 25, 2019

Land Between the Lakes camping is just as cool as it sounds.  The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Western Kentucky and Tennessee has…

9 min read
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Local

9 Magical Waterfalls in North Carolina and Where to Camp Nearby

by Kim Dinan on April 24, 2019 7:00 am on April 24, 2019

Plan a camping trip around one of these 9 stunning North Carolina waterfalls.  What is it about waterfalls that draws our attention like few other…

10 min read
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Local

Stay in the Kisatchie National Forest For A Relaxing Louisiana Getaway

by Kim Dinan on April 11, 2019 7:00 am on April 11, 2019

Louisiana’s only national forest is no small place. Spanning 604,000 acres over seven central and northern parishes of the state, Kisatchie National Forest is one…

12 min read
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Local

Where to Go Rafting, Climbing, and Camping in West Virginia's New River Gorge

by Kim Dinan on April 9, 2019 7:00 am on April 9, 2019

Over one million people visit West Virginia’s New River Gorge each year, to climb the sandstone cliffs, raft down the raging whitewater, or to enjoy…

10 min read
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Local

Explore Prehistoric Caves in Ohio’s Hocking Hills State Park

by Kim Dinan on March 11, 2019 7:00 am on March 11, 2019

Hocking Hills State Park is well known as one of Ohio’s most scenic areas—it’s even the most-popular and highest-reviewed campground in Ohio on The Dyrt….

7 min read

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