Bear
What's true and what's false when it comes to bear behavior.
Learn how to stay safe in bear country from myth-busting biologist Tom Smith. By Ted Alvarez
Bears in the lower 48 have rebounded from decades of declining populations and shrinking habitat. Also improving: your chance of seeing a bruin in the wild. By Ted Alvarez
Grizzlies vanished from North Cascades National Park five decades ago. Or did they? Our scout joins the search for Washington's elusive mountain ghosts. By Ted Alvarez
You love them. You fear them. And you misunderstand them. See more bears and learn about the surprising new thinking around hiker safety in this complete guide. By Ted Alvarez
Ultralight and critter-proof chainmail food storage bags
Ultralight and critter-proof chainmail food storage bags
Visit a glacier with millions of extinct grasshoppers entombed in its ice.
Upgrade your winter fun at these 8 beginner-friendly, expert-ready spots.
Fast-paced family dice frenzy
With 1 million bears roaming North America, chances are pretty good that you'll cross paths with one of them at some point. To make every encounter safe, from grizzly bears to black bears, bone up on bruin identification and etiquette.
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Usually, our bear answers burning ursine questions, but this week he's dropping off a holiday gift.
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in out weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Learn to use this lightweight method of getting your food out of a bear's reach.
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
When I sleep in my beloved bivy, am I just wrapping myself up like a six-foot bear burrito?
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
What makes a backpacker a backpacker? It's not the garage full of gear or piles of guidebooks--it's the experiences, from thru-hiking a long trail to pushing your personal envelope to inspiring a child's love of wilderness. Here we present BACKPACKER's new Life List: 10 experiences to add to your tick-listnow--and the key skills you need to nail them.
Coming face to face with the biggest predator in North America might just alter your worldview.
Learn your black bears from your brown bears then figure out how to keep them away from your camp.
