I hike, I blog

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I also run up expenses: It costs money for gas and gear to profile the best hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area, so I signed up for Amazon.com's affiliate program to scare up a few bucks to cover my costs. If you buy a guidebook for 10 bucks, I make 40 to 60 cents.

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