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Boulder Hiking Trails Map

editor — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:44:00 +0000

SPRAINS Spraining your ankle is painful. After the pain of tearing ligaments comes the swelling. Don’t expect instant recovery – it can take up to six weeks – and serious sprains may require surgery. Reduce the swelling with ice which, naturally, you have brought with you in a thermos or chilly container for just such a contingency. You can’t rely on there being a cold mountain stream nearby when you crick an ankle. SUNBURN Not only does the physical activity of hiking release endorphins in your brain, hiking in sunshine can increase their number. The risk of sunburn is that

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Boulder Hiking Map

editor — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 22:56:00 +0000

BITERS The great outdoors is a dangerous place, and the bluffer should be aware of this. Sometimes the countryside doesn’t like you traipsing all over it, and it bites back. Your attackers include the following: HORSEFLIES Unlike other bloodsuckers, which stick thin needles in you and suck out your life-source, horseflies rip your flesh apart and then have a feast. This is why horsefly ‘bites’ are more painful than others. The females are the ones you have to watch out for because they do the feasting. However, it is a rare bluffer who can identify the gender of a horsefly.

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