No Way Out: A Hiker’s Journey Into The Maze
Published: March 25, 2025 02:02
Sweet spring, “when the world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful,” wrote the poet e.e. cummings. But spring in the Colorado mountains is not sweet …
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Coming of Age on the Appalachian Trail
Published: March 25, 2025 01:19
Parents thru-hiking with their kids isn’t just a social-media-age phenomenon. In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell …
No Way Out: A Hiker’s Journey Into The Maze
Published: March 24, 2025 19:02
Sweet spring, “when the world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful,” wrote the poet e.e. cummings. But spring in the Colorado mountains is not sweet …
Coming of Age on the Appalachian Trail
Published: March 24, 2025 18:19
Parents thru-hiking with their kids isn’t just a social-media-age phenomenon. In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell …
Deal of the Week: Get Altra’s Cushiest Shoe for Almost Half-Off
Published: March 22, 2025 06:34
Starting at $94 (44% off) at Amazon — Men’sStarting at $97 (53% off) at Amazon — Women’s$119 (30% off) at REI — Women’sWith their light weight and …
Train Your Entire Body for Hiking With This One Cheap Piece Of Equipment
Published: March 22, 2025 01:57
If you’re looking for a “bang for your buck” piece of fitness equipment, the humble kettlebell tops the list. Its funky, flattened cannonball shape …
Deal of the Week: Get Altra’s Cushiest Shoe for Almost Half-Off
Published: March 21, 2025 23:34
Starting at $94 (44% off) at Amazon — Men’sStarting at $97 (53% off) at Amazon — Women’s$119 (30% off) at REI — Women’sWith their light weight and …
Train Your Entire Body for Hiking With This One Cheap Piece Of Equipment
Published: March 21, 2025 18:57
If you’re looking for a “bang for your buck” piece of fitness equipment, the humble kettlebell tops the list. Its funky, flattened cannonball shape …
Want to Create a New Long Trail? The Appalachian Trail Conservancy Is Here to Help.
Published: March 20, 2025 11:05
Almost twenty years ago, Marianne Skeen evacuated Lebanon on a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter. Skeen had been in the country representing the …
What’s the Best Underwear for Backpacking?
Published: March 19, 2025 18:05
When I bought my first pair of Merino wool underwear—a pair of Ibex briefs—from a Vermont gear shop in 2017, it was a game changer. I dubbed them my …
How to Safely Get Back to Hiking After Having a Baby
Published: March 19, 2025 11:15
Eight years ago, I became a mother and in an instant felt the collective euphoria from every mountain I’d ever climbed. Holding my beautiful baby boy …
What’s the Best Underwear for Backpacking?
Published: March 19, 2025 11:05
When I bought my first pair of Merino wool underwear—a pair of Ibex briefs—from a Vermont gear shop in 2017, it was a game changer. I dubbed them my …
Is This the Pacific Northwest’s Most Magical Trail?
Published: March 19, 2025 02:59
On most backpacking trails, there are at least a few forgettable miles: sections of the trail that are nondescript, ordinary, bland even. Every one …
Colorado’s Most Instagrammed Lake Is Reopening, and You Can Book a Reservation to Hike it Now
Published: March 19, 2025 02:34
Months after closing to visitors, Colorado’s popular Hanging Lake Trail is set to reopen this July, and hikers who want to visit it can book their …
Will You Need a Reservation to Visit Yosemite This Year? No One Knows.
Published: March 19, 2025 00:27
Last month, Yosemite announced that it would suspend its timed entry reservation system just before its annual Firefall, one of the busiest …
Is This The Pacific Northwest’s Most Magical Trail?
Published: March 18, 2025 19:59
On most backpacking trails, there are at least a few forgettable miles: sections of the trail that are nondescript, ordinary, bland even. Every one …
Colorado’s Most Instagrammed Lake Is Reopening, and You Can Book a Reservation to Hike it Now
Published: March 18, 2025 19:34
Months after closing to visitors, Colorado’s popular Hanging Lake Trail is set to reopen this July, and hikers who want to visit it can book their …
The Quietest Forest in America Is About to Reopen, Thanks to Unclaimed Lotto Winnings
Published: March 18, 2025 06:46
Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest is among the most peaceful places in America. It’s a 24-square-mile slice of mossy Pacific Northwest woods …
The Quietest Forest in America Is About to Reopen, Thanks to Unclaimed Lotto Winnings
Published: March 17, 2025 23:46
Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest is among the most peaceful places in America. It’s a 24-square-mile slice of mossy Pacific Northwest woods …