http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/ Backpacker Magazine Blogs en-us Copyright 2008 Active Interest Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3600 http://www.backpacker.com/lunchbox_disaster_roundup/blogs/daily_dirt/1434 The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses http://www.backpacker.com/backpacking_editors_choice_switzerland_photos_travel/blogs/the_pulse/1433 A photo preview from our latest Editor's Choice testing junket to Switzerland http://www.backpacker.com/1200_new_species_in_yellowstone_bioblitz/blogs/daily_dirt/1432 Scientific study yields thousands of new animals and plants in Yellowstone http://www.backpacker.com/mandatory_backcountry_bear_spray_legislation/blogs/daily_dirt/1431 Wyoming introduces a bill that would require permitted backcountry users to carry bear spray. http://www.backpacker.com/aron_ralston_movie/blogs/daily_dirt/1430 Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire, will make a film about climber Aron Ralston next http://www.backpacker.com/free_national_parks_veterans_day/blogs/daily_dirt/1429 Salazar waives entrance fees for all national parks on Veteran’s Day http://www.backpacker.com/_trail_chef_easy_recipes/blogs/daily_dirt/1428 Quite possibly the easiest meals you'll ever make with three ingredients or less http://www.backpacker.com/editors_choice_switzerland/blogs/daily_dirt/1427 BACKPACKER editors put the year's best gear through its paces with the finest Swiss cheese, sausages, beer, and—oh yeah—hiking http://www.backpacker.com/gear_test_stoic/blogs/daily_dirt/1426 Backcountry.com launches in-house outdoor apparel brand http://www.backpacker.com/future_fires_for_yosemite/blogs/daily_dirt/1425 Diminished snowpack and hotter summers mean more fires for Yosemite in years to come. http://www.backpacker.com/caption_this_photo_week_3/blogs/daily_dirt/1424 Is that the biggest beer fridge you've ever seen? http://www.backpacker.com/ask_a_bear/blogs/daily_dirt/1423 Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.' http://www.backpacker.com/nature_vs_commerce_in_national_parks/blogs/daily_dirt/1422 Inside our national parks, the drive to protect wilderness areas clashes with the need to preserve pre-existing business interests. http://www.backpacker.com/fact_or_fiction/blogs/daily_dirt/1421 This week's weird outdoor news—plus one faker. http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/green_scene/1420 Spenco's first try at green is supportive and 55% recycled/renewable http://www.backpacker.com/lunchbox_disaster_roundup/blogs/daily_dirt/1419 The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, rounds up this week's outdoor mishaps, disasters, and near-misses http://www.backpacker.com/_trail_chef_reader_breakfasts/blogs/daily_dirt/1418 Kick off the morning with cheesy bagels and gourmet oatmeal. http://www.backpacker.com/hikers_captured_iran_video/blogs/daily_dirt/1417 Video surfaces of three hikers just before they were detained in Iran http://www.backpacker.com/the_cashfree_economist/blogs/green_scene/1416 How one man, schooled in economics, lives off the grid and without opening his wallet. http://www.backpacker.com/park_service_jarvis/blogs/daily_dirt/1415 In the face of crushing obstacles, new National Park Service director finds solace in wilderness