Tips for Hiking During Covid Times
As long as you follow guidelines and stay within your abilities, hiking locally and finding trails where you can be self sufficient is a reasonable pandemic activity.
Potential Protections and Reversals of Size Cuts for Grand Staircase and Bears Ears National Monuments
Reductions in size to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in southern Utah will be reviewed by the Biden administration amid a flurry of orders addressing the environment. In his first day in office on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden also moved to rejoin the Paris Agreement on Read more…
The Appalachian Trail Can Provide a Refuge from Climate Change
The Appalachian Trail increasingly is being seen as a buffer from climate change along its more than 2,000-mile northbound path from Georgia to Maine. Healthy forests are key to removing carbon dioxide from the air, and that the Central Appalachian Mountains are a critical carbon-removal landscape.
What You Need to Know About the New Sleeping Pad R-Values
This year, all sleeping pad manufacturers began using the same testing method to assign R-values to pads. As a result, the R-value for some pads increased, while it dropped for others, although no structural changes were made in the pads. Here’s the breakdown.
Hugh’s 40-Year Journey to Lightweight Backpacking
BPR editor Hugh Owen started backpacking in the 1970s with a massive external-frame pack, heavy boots, and an 8-pound tent. Here’s his gear transformation over the past 40 years.
Just a Few Insanely Talented Backpacking Artists, Gear Makers, and Designers
A selection of artists who also backpack, or backpackers who also make art. Either way, here’s where to find their paintings, jewelry, photography, and more.
PCT Thru-Hike Applications Will Open Jan. 19, Scout and Frodo will not Host
Applications for 2021 long-distance hiking permits for the Pacific Crest Trail will begin this year starting at 10:30 a.m. PT on Jan. 19.
A Winter Lesson Learned in New Hampshire’s Unforgiving White Mountains
In New Hampshire’s White Mountains during the winter, you don’t have a lot of chances to make the wrong decisions, and ignoring your gut can lead to near-disaster.
“Socked In:” Gear Part II: What’s in Her Pack
Rebecca “Socked In” hikes year round in New England. Here’s the hiking gear she always keeps in her pack.
Backpacking Routes by Season
Backpacking routes sorted by season, including the best hikes for summer, fall, winter, and spring.