5 Tips for Adventuring Out of Your Car
By Gregory Kempers Whether you’re a seasonal worker like me and want some solo hiking time on the shoulder season or are on an epic road trip, you’ll run into […]
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Not Not Van Life Life
By Dillon Upp It seems like every millennial pines for the life on 4 wheels. They say freedom is the road. Jack Kerouac says, “Our battered suitcases were piled on […]
Searching for Grizzlies
Words and Photos by Michael Polletta How one man’s story lead me on a chilling four mile hike in Yellowstone’s Pelican Valley Reality sets in when you start a hike […]
Modern Miracles, Rustic Charm
By Eva Glasrud Gentle granite slopes. Deep blue mountain lakes. No roads for miles… yet a charming group of lakeside cabins. Welcome to Lower Echo Lake, an El Dorado paradise […]
Bad Weather? Hike Above It.
By David Xiao I snapped awake and immediately felt the crisp, freezing cold. I have forgotten this kind of cold since I first set foot on the Pacific Crest Trail 5 months ago. […]
A Taste of Nature
By Dhimiter Qirjazi The forest began to thin out and we heard the roar of Arethusa Falls up ahead. As we neared the cascade, the brilliant blue sky opened up […]
Bivy M.A.D.E. Trips – Bighorn Crags Recap
By Pitt Grewe, Bivy Marketing Director After driving on a dirt road for over 50 miles, we were excited to get out of the vehicle and start hiking. We knew […]
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 […]
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 […]