Trailing Indicators: Out of a Job, Some Decide to Take a Hike


	Trailing Indicators: Out of a Job, Some Decide to Take a Hike

rmowery

9-24-2009 10:00 PM

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apps, economy, hiking, jobs

rmowery says:

I am surprised no one has written a site or app to allow people to plan all this out and for those looking for hikers to work to post their exchange, etc. Seems like it would be a nice little business, of course one would need to plan and schedule all this out before they hit the trail.

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