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<p class="MsoNormal">Some helpful links for those who are just starting out:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The principles behind “Leave No Trace” and hiking etiquette</b>
<a href="https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/leave-no-trace.html">https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/leave-no-trace.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Weekend backpacking checklist for first-timers</b> <a href="https://www.sierratradingpost.com/blog/article/first-weekend-backpacking-checklist/">
https://www.sierratradingpost.com/blog/article/first-weekend-backpacking-checklist/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Backpacking checklists</b> <a href="https://www.backpacker.com/skills/gear-checklists">
https://www.backpacker.com/skills/gear-checklists</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Fantastic trail app:</b> <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/">
https://www.alltrails.com/</a> I am an Android person, I assume it comes in iPhone flavor as well<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How to use a compass</b> <a href="https://americanhiking.org/resources/how-to-use-a-compass/">
https://americanhiking.org/resources/how-to-use-a-compass/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Wilderness survival skills</b> <a href="https://www.backpacker.com/survival">
https://www.backpacker.com/survival</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Venomous snakes of Alabama</b> <a href="https://news.aces.edu/blog/2017/07/26/venomous-alabama-snakes/">
https://news.aces.edu/blog/2017/07/26/venomous-alabama-snakes/</a> Look out for those danger noodles!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#44546A">Jey Koehler, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP (anatomic pathology)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#44546A">Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#44546A">Auburn University<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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