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2. Backpacking (hiking) - Wikipedia

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   A weighted carry from backpacking taxes muscles. [4] A weighted load stresses the shoulders, delts, back, abs, obliques, hips, quads, hamstrings and the knees. [4] Humans can carry weight under 50 pounds (23 kg) in a safe manner, [4] and a weighted carry is as beneficial for the cardiovascular system as a light run, [4] and for exercise, a weighted carry helps avoid injuries.

3. Backpack - Wikipedia

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   A 30 L top and bottom-loading Deuter Trans Alpine hiking backpack A 12 L front-loading Canon 200EG photography backpack. A backpack—also called knapsack, schoolbag, rucksack, pack, booksack, bookbag, haversack, packsack, or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a fabric sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders; but it can have an external or ...

4. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot (Des Moines, Iowa)

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   The Des Moines Rock Island Depot is a combination passenger and freight pair of buildings in the Beaux-Arts style in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) passenger building was completed in 1901. The building is in the Civic Center Historic District, west of the Des Moines River ...

5. Des Moines Police investigating afternoon shooting on east side

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   DES MOINES, Iowa — A man was seriously injured in a shooting on Des Moines’ northeast side on Wednesday. At around 1:20 p.m. the Des Moines Police Department responded to a report of shooting ...

6. Dragoon Trail - Wikipedia

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   In 1933, the State of Iowa opened the Dragoon Trail, a scenic and historic drive along the Des Moines River.. The trail follows the path of the 1st U. S. Dragoons, the country's first mounted infantry unit, on their historic march in the summer of 1835, to scout Iowa after the Black Hawk Purchase of 1832 put the area under U.S. control.

7. List of Iowa state parks - Wikipedia

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   Des Moines River: Showcases tall river bluffs and narrow ravines. Elinor Bedell State Park: Dickinson County: Spirit Lake: 80 32: 1998: East Okoboji Lake: Provides public access to one of the Iowa Great Lakes. Elk Rock State Park: Marion County: Knoxville: 850 340 [10] 1978: Lake Red Rock: Comprises two parcels on Iowa's largest body of water ...