14 Ways to Decrease Impact of your Summer Backpacking Trip
Words and Photos by Jenn McAmis Tangible Inspiration to incorporate more Leave No Trace (LNT) principles on your next backcountry trek It’s the time of year that my evenings become […]
Cactus to Clouds: A Trail Diary
Words and Photos by Emily Pennington 4:00am I awake to fuzzy hipster garage rock reverberating off the tin can that is my unfinished Ford Transit in the wee hours […]
Springtime Retreats
Words and photos by Michael Polletta There was an episode of Myth Busters that showed just how difficult it is to find a needle in a haystack. The show’s scientific […]
Daring Friends and (Not-So) Sharp Ends
Words and Photos by Joshua Haskins The headlights swept over the thin asphalt line between the looming black trees. The empty road twisted, rose and fell, serpentine my co-pilot “resting her eyes” in […]
Hilarity Hole
Words and photos by Emma Nord Staring at the towers above, I imagine a gneiss crack hugging my fingers as I sandwich my rubber toes in a one-inch splitter. A […]
Bivystick-Turn your phone into the best backcountry safety device.
I love the feeling of watching the LTE bars drop away as I pull into a canyon or get further away from a paved road. It is that feeling of […]
48 Hours in Bishop
Words by John Williams, Photos by Trevor Jue Typically, I don’t advocate for planning things at the last possible second. But sometimes exceptions need to be made. And sometimes, the […]
Challenge by Choice
Words and photos by Emma Nord The sun radiated through towering pines, laying a canopy over the dusty trail toward Suicide Rock. Idyllwild, California—the true birthplace of the YDS (Yosemite […]
How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes
Words and Photos by Liesl Hammer Ever been on a hike where you didn’t pack enough water? What about food? Have you ever completely forgotten a tent on a backpacking […]
Havasupai Falls
Words and Photos by Rachel Doser Most adventure junkies have seen pictures of the pristine aqua waterfalls surrounded by perfectly complimentary rust-colored cliffs that reside on the Supai Indian Reservation […]
A Sense of Place
Words and Photos by Michael Polletta The sun was shining brightly in the deep blue sky and today was turning out to be a truly perfect day. This was more […]
Capitol Reef National Park on a Bike
Words and Photos by Shanon Castle Forty-seven days ago, I stood on a beach in Yorktown, Virginia with a group of twenty other cyclists. We were on day one of […]