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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Smith Rock Renaissance
Words and Photos by Dave Mcrae “I feared that Smith might soon be climbed out” -Alan Watts, recalling 1982 in Rock Climbing Smith Rock State Park In the 1980’s, Smith […]
Rain, Snow, Avalanche
Words and Photos by Amber McDaniel “We don’t have to do this,” I said, my gaze fixed straight ahead through the rain-drenched windshield, hands resting dejectedly on the steering […]
Mountain Competence
Words and Photos by Ethan Vimont I have a strange propensity to find myself in situations in which somebody else is in way over their head, and is desperate for […]