The Vail Hiker features trails for hikers & skiers

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50 Trails to Wildlife Havens, Flower Retreats, Ghost Towns and Panoramic High Passes

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Find great trail ideas in the new edition of THE VAIL HIKER.

Exciting News: THE VAIL HIKER, now published in a revised, updated edition, has increased from forty to fifty trails for hikers, cross-country skiers and snowshoers.

New hikes range from the challenging Commando Run, established during World War II for training skiing soldiers from Camp Hale, to the rewarding Village to Village trail on beautiful Beaver Creek Mountain.

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Hikers will enjoy The Vail Hiker’s alpine lakes, waterfalls ghost towns, panoramic high passes, special hikes for kids and winter ski/snowshoe trails.

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High Altitude Tips:

Winter Trail Suggestion: Pando Area

Escape the holiday crowds and experience scenic highway 24 past Minturn with a ski tour into a valley with an unusual name, "No Name." The drive is just 13 miles from I-70's Down Junction exit. It's no. 30 in the new VAIL HIKER AND SKI TOURING GUIDE. Skim down the page to the section at the bottom headlined, Ski Touring and Snowshoeing. These directions will get you to No Name Road, country road 705, where the tour starts. Several options for a quiet tour exist here. You can do the Pando Loop, No Name Loop or No Name Trail. Recent snows have made conditions here nice.

Recreation User Tip: When storms blow in, temperatures plummet. Make sure warm hats, mittens, extra vests and fleeces are in your packs.

Seasonal Suggestion: Make sure everyone in your party, especially children, wear and reapply sunblock. Be certain everyone, especially children, have high quality sunglasses.

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Hiking User Tip: Feeling weak or dizzy climbing that hill? Take a long, cool drink of water. Yes, water! Not a soft drink, which may supply only 4% of its volume as usable liquid for your body. Not coffee, which is a diuretic, siphoning off water from your body's cells. Water will often help to replace that "can't do it" feeling with "can do."

Your Summer Pack: Bring insect repellent with DEET, a necessity due to mosquito-borne West Nile virus. Be sure to carry plenty of sunscreen. Extra water or a purifier is a good addition to your pack. Always remember a wind/rain jacket, long pants, hat and gloves for fall storms. The temperature can plummet 30 degrees when cloud cover and wind move in.

High Altitude Tip: If you have just arrived from low altitude, take a day or two for your body to adjust before launching into serious exercise. Be aware that peak physical condition, though a great asset for mountain recreation, provides no protection against altitude sickness. Take a short walk on one of the town bikeways the first day. Drink plenty of water; decrease salt; avoid alcohol and reduce caffeine. Cut back on fat and eat more carbohydrates. Rest. Your body will quickly acclimate to the thin air. Then you can begin with an easy or moderate ski tour and work up to the longer, more challenging trails.

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