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Evangelizing Lightweight Backpacking
In mid-November, I took my family to Shenandoah National Park, one of our favorite areas for hiking, leaf-peeping and general camping debauchery. My two sons are 4 and 6 years...
Evangelizing Lightweight Backpacking
In mid-November, I took my family to Shenandoah National Park, one of our favorite areas for hiking, leaf-peeping and general camping debauchery. My two sons are 4 and 6 years...
The Five Gallon Pack Challenge
As Scout Leaders for more than a decade, Lee Fields and I have made it our mission to encourage Scouts to participate in backpacking trips. Over the years we have...
The Five Gallon Pack Challenge
As Scout Leaders for more than a decade, Lee Fields and I have made it our mission to encourage Scouts to participate in backpacking trips. Over the years we have...
Highlights: Winter 2014 Outdoor Retailer Trade ...
By Will Rietveld, Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador Outdoor Retailer, on the floor I have reported on the OR Show since 2006, so this is my 17th show. OR never disappoints;...
Highlights: Winter 2014 Outdoor Retailer Trade ...
By Will Rietveld, Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador Outdoor Retailer, on the floor I have reported on the OR Show since 2006, so this is my 17th show. OR never disappoints;...
Sandstone Amphitheatres
Backpacking only makes sense because there are lines drawn around it; places we cannot go. Most definitions exclude civilized, excessively roaded areas, so we backpackers are forced back into the...
Sandstone Amphitheatres
Backpacking only makes sense because there are lines drawn around it; places we cannot go. Most definitions exclude civilized, excessively roaded areas, so we backpackers are forced back into the...
Meet the Trail Dames
Beginner backpacking trip on Appalachian Trail in Georgia "They may not hike fast, but the Trail Dames sure know how to laugh and have fun on the trail." That's how...
Meet the Trail Dames
Beginner backpacking trip on Appalachian Trail in Georgia "They may not hike fast, but the Trail Dames sure know how to laugh and have fun on the trail." That's how...
G4 Pack on the Continental Divide Trail
"Is that a homemade pack?" Quite possibly the most frequently asked question as my husband, Matt, and I traversed the 3,000 mile CDT this past summer was if we made...
G4 Pack on the Continental Divide Trail
"Is that a homemade pack?" Quite possibly the most frequently asked question as my husband, Matt, and I traversed the 3,000 mile CDT this past summer was if we made...