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Family Backpacking through Winter Cabining
Winter Cabin Our family's very first backpacking trip was a winter one. The destination? A cabin in Maine's coastal Camden Hills State Park. It was an easy hike-in on packed...
Family Backpacking through Winter Cabining
Winter Cabin Our family's very first backpacking trip was a winter one. The destination? A cabin in Maine's coastal Camden Hills State Park. It was an easy hike-in on packed...
Hayduke Trail: A Southwest Adventure
March 31st, 2013 was my last day of work and my new job would not begin until May 1st, which left me plenty of time to hit the trail! My...
Hayduke Trail: A Southwest Adventure
March 31st, 2013 was my last day of work and my new job would not begin until May 1st, which left me plenty of time to hit the trail! My...
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...