Sea to Summit Spark 40 Sleeping Bag Review
The Sea to Summit Spark 40F packs light and small for warm weather adventures.
Gossamer Gear The One Tent Review
The Gossamer Gear The One is a good choice for backpackers seeking to lower their base weight but want an enclosed shelter with rain and bug protection.
Snowbank Lake Trail
The Snowbank Lake Trail is a 24-mile loop in northern Minnesota. The trail is mostly within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and features beaver dam crossings, views of Snowbank Lake, and the potential for additional miles.
Updates Coming for New Hampshire’s High-Traffic Franconia Ridge Loop Trail
The Franconia Ridge Loop Trail, hiked by an estimated 1,000 people a day in peak season, will get much-needed work to handle that high use and climate change.
What I’ll Be Wearing on the Trail This Spring
My spring clothing setup gives me the freedom to adjust to any temperature.
REI New York Store Workers Vote to Join a Union
REI workers at the outdoor retailer’s Manhattan store voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to form a union, creating the first union workforce at the company’s more than 160 stores nationwide. Eighty-six percent of the store’s more than 100 workers voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, according to Read more…
Maggie’s Arizona Trail Gear List
Maggie is hitting the Arizona Trail next month. Here’s the gear she’ll take on this 800-mile desert hike (or, as long as she makes it before she has to fly home for a wedding)
My Experience with DIY Gear Making
I made a DIY Dyneema Backpacking Tarp Shelter and here is how it went
Discover California’s Lost Sierra on a New 600-Mile Trail
In the coming years, the Lost Sierra Route will be a 600-mile multi-use trail connecting California mountain towns in the Lost Sierra.
Help Support BPR’s 2022 Trail Profiles
We are raising funds for our first six trail profiles of the year. To keep the site running and publish content, we need to raise $1000. Here’s how to help