How to Hike 100 Miles If You’ve Never Done it Before
Words and photos by Liesl Hammer Thru-hiking is more popular than ever. It seems that everyone knows at least one person who knows someone who thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific […]
Bathing in the Forest
Words and photos by Michael Polletta “That was the hardest thing I have ever done” I thought to myself as my exhausted body mustered every last bit of energy it […]
Sampling the Rogue River Trail
Words and photos by Mati Bishop We stepped out of the forest and onto a series of ledges carved in the side of the Rogue River Valley that brought back […]
What the Eagle Sees
Words and Photos By Shanon Castle An Adventure to Sturgill’s Landing Near Skagway, Alaska I’ve lost sight of the path. Laid out so clearly in front of me just moments […]
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 […]