Beyond the AT
A Thru-Hike for Everyone: 5 Trails Under 200 Miles
Recent books and movies have inspired countless hikers and potential hikers to dream about thru-hiking one of the big three of Americas long trails: The Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail,...
The One-Day Thru-Hike: Oregon’s Wildwood Trail
Quick Facts Distance: 30 miles Type: End-to-end, section hikes Location: Washington Park (southern end) to North end of Forest Park - Portland, Oregon Terrain: Old-growth Pacific
7 Ways to Have Fun (and not die) on Vermont’s Long Trail
The Long Trail is North Americas oldest established long-distance hiking trail. Its a beauty to behold with many a beaver pond and serene lake, ski slopes with gorgeous views, flowing...
The Holy Grail of Hiking Lotteries: The Wave
Nestled inside the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument is a place best known as The Wave. In my mind, it is undoubtedly the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World. Its pristine beauty and jaw-dropping
More Hard Learned Backpacking Lessons
Hard learned winter backpacking lessons
5 More Trails That Belong on Your Bucket List
Getting to know different trails around the country (and on occasion, across the globe) is one of our favorite parts of having writers from every corner of the backpacking community. It's...
Trail Profile: The Beaten Path, 26 Miles of Montana Wilderness
At-a-Glance Distance: 26 miles Location: Traverses from Cooke City to East Rosebud Lake through the Absaroka Wilderness Type: End-to-end Trailheads: Clarks Fork (near Cooke City, MT) and East
576 Summits: Gridding New Hampshire’s 4,000-Footers
New Hampshire's White Mountains are home some of the most challenging and beautiful trails in the country. The trails are often little more than eroded rockslides, navigated by boulder hopping and
Hard Learned Backpacking Lessons
All those hard learned lessons have served me well but have not prevented me from experiencing additional hard lessons from the trail.
Pie On The Continental Divide Trail – The First Three Weeks
Missoula, Montana. Home to our crew for the final few days before we set out on our southbound hike of the Continental Divide Trail. We gathered together our last minute...