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Across a Greater Divide

Across a Greater Divide

Officials are stopping thru-hikers from entering the U.S. How will this impact the trails and the communities they foster?

Across a Greater Divide

Officials are stopping thru-hikers from entering the U.S. How will this impact the trails and the communities they foster?

The Call of the Void

The Call of the Void

Is the mysterious High Place Phenomenon really an effect of our power to choose?

The Call of the Void

Is the mysterious High Place Phenomenon really an effect of our power to choose?

The Backpacking Sage of Backcountry Post

The Backpacking Sage of Backcountry Post

How Bob Bruington became one of the internet’s foremost—and friendliest—hike-planning gurus.

The Backpacking Sage of Backcountry Post

How Bob Bruington became one of the internet’s foremost—and friendliest—hike-planning gurus.

Nature's Battleground

Nature's Battleground

The war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s thriving backpacking community. Some are already working to get back on the trails.

Nature's Battleground

The war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s thriving backpacking community. Some are already working to get back on the trails.

The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper

For every reservation through the government’s recreation booking website, a corporation named Booz Allen Hamilton collects a service fee that, across thousands of sites and users, adds up to millions...

The Gatekeeper

For every reservation through the government’s recreation booking website, a corporation named Booz Allen Hamilton collects a service fee that, across thousands of sites and users, adds up to millions...