Backpacker Magazine Blogs - backpacker.com http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/ Backpacker Magazine Blogs en-us Copyright 2008 Active Interest Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3600 Capitol Reef Trip Report http://www.backpacker.com/hiking_backpacking_capitol_reef_national_park_utah_trip_report/blogs/the_pulse/1142 See Honey, we were all hiking National Park Etiquette http://www.backpacker.com/national_park_etiquette/blogs/daily_dirt/1141 2009-07-02 08:49:13 Do's and Don't for a busy park season Gear Test at 14,410 Feet http://www.backpacker.com/gear_test_rainier/blogs/daily_dirt/1140 Associate Editor/Bear Fighter Shannon Davis tests some of the latest and greatest schwag on his successful Mt. Rainier climb Everest Getting Cheaper? http://www.backpacker.com/nepal_everest_cheaper/blogs/daily_dirt/1139 Nepal could drop climbing fees for Everest, making them more competitive with Tibet 104 Lost Chinese Hikers Rescued http://www.backpacker.com/lost_chinese_hikers_lots/blogs/daily_dirt/1138 First question: How did over 100 hikers ever get lost? Endangered Everglades http://www.backpacker.com/endangered_everglades/blogs/daily_dirt/1137 Salazar urges U.N. to place Florida's Everglades on list of threatened sites Bacon Hikes Pikes http://www.backpacker.com/kevin_bacon_pikes_peak/blogs/daily_dirt/1136 Actor and musician Kevin Bacon joins hundreds atop Pikes Peak for a cancer-fighting concert Thru-Hiking Away The Recession http://www.backpacker.com/appalachian_trail_hike_recession/blogs/daily_dirt/1135 A bum economy and a dearth of jobs drives more hikers to tackle the Appalachian Trail Top of the Trail http://www.backpacker.com/jonathan_dorn_q_a_nma/blogs/daily_dirt/1134 BACKPACKER's head hiker Jonathan Dorn sheds light on success in the magazine and on the trail Cracked Carabiners and Hacked Harnesses http://www.backpacker.com/video_climbing_equipment_break/blogs/daily_dirt/1133 Video of cimbing equipment failure points is fascinating—and a bit terrifying Getting Green Done http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/green_scene/1132 Auden Schendler shares the trials and tribulations of trying to do the right thing The Frying Game http://www.backpacker.com/survival_hot_weather_heat_hyperthermia_heat_exhaustion_heat_stroke_dehydration_hyponatremia/blogs/the_pulse/1131 This is your brain. This is your brain on heat stroke. Any questions? Project Python http://www.backpacker.com/burmese_pythons_florida_spread/blogs/daily_dirt/1130 2009-06-26 08:49:13 Could Florida's invasive Burmese pythons spread north? A team of scientists hope to find out. Trail Chef: Pasta for Every Palate http://www.backpacker.com/_trail_chef_pasta/blogs/daily_dirt/1129 From supereasy to camp gourmet, we share some favorite pasta dishes. 365 Days of Trash http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/green_scene/1047 2009-06-25 00:00:00 one man's quest to understand his impact Update: Appalachian Trail? More Like Argentinian Affair http://www.backpacker.com/south_carolina_governor_appalachian_trail_affair/blogs/daily_dirt/1128 South Carolina governor covered up extramarital affair with Appalachian Trail trip BACKPACKER On Denali http://www.backpacker.com/denali_gear_tester/blogs/daily_dirt/1127 Gear Tester Steve Roy returns fresh from a Denali summit to weigh in on climbing season and crucial gear on The Great One SC Gov in...Argentina? http://www.backpacker.com/south_carolina_governor_argentina/blogs/daily_dirt/1126 South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford wasn't on the Appalachian Trail—he was in Argentina. Ooooookaaaay. Sigh. The "iTent," it had to happen sometime http://www.backpacker.com/tent_solar_power_concept_tent_technology_geek/blogs/the_pulse/1125 Ponderings on concept gadgetry and deeply conflicted gear lust Taking A Dump On Alaska http://www.backpacker.com/alaska_lake_mining_waste/blogs/daily_dirt/1124 Supreme Court overrules Clean Water Act to allow mining company to dump waste into lakes, rivers, and streams