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In The Trenches: This Foot Injury is More Common than Backpackers Expect

In The Trenches: This Foot Injury is More Commo...

Trench foot is more common on trail than most hikers would expect. 

In The Trenches: This Foot Injury is More Commo...

Trench foot is more common on trail than most hikers would expect. 

The Public Lands Rule: What’s at stake for the places we recreate?

The Public Lands Rule: What’s at stake for the ...

What is the Public Lands Rule and how could its recision impact your ability to recreate on public lands?

The Public Lands Rule: What’s at stake for the ...

What is the Public Lands Rule and how could its recision impact your ability to recreate on public lands?

Opinion: Volunteers can’t save the parks. But they need to try.

Opinion: Volunteers can’t save the parks. But t...

Park rangers say not to help clean up the parks during the government shutdown. They're wrong. 

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Opinion: Volunteers can’t save the parks. But t...

Park rangers say not to help clean up the parks during the government shutdown. They're wrong. 

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Wilderness Catalog: The Apache Kid Wilderness

Wilderness Catalog: The Apache Kid Wilderness

The vivid yellow grass and rocks blaze harshly under the afternoon sun as we stand in front of the freshly made wilderness sign. The wash is wide here, lined with...

Wilderness Catalog: The Apache Kid Wilderness

The vivid yellow grass and rocks blaze harshly under the afternoon sun as we stand in front of the freshly made wilderness sign. The wash is wide here, lined with...

Is the Mission Workshop MW6 Performance Cap the ideal hiking hat?

Is the Mission Workshop MW6 Performance Cap the...

A good hat is a critical piece of hiking gear. This one might be the best one we've ever tried. 

Is the Mission Workshop MW6 Performance Cap the...

A good hat is a critical piece of hiking gear. This one might be the best one we've ever tried. 

Four Days in the North Cascades

Four Days in the North Cascades

With Summer disappearing, I’d been scolding myself for the lack of backpacking I’d done. So when Trails reached out to tell me I’d scored a 4-day excursion for a friend...

Four Days in the North Cascades

With Summer disappearing, I’d been scolding myself for the lack of backpacking I’d done. So when Trails reached out to tell me I’d scored a 4-day excursion for a friend...

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