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International Adventure Travel
From Nepal to New Zealand, we have stories and tips to help you plan the perfect 'life list' backpacking trek abroad.
Ansel Adams's Lost Photos?
David Howard investigates the mystery of 61 black-and-white negatives that are stirring up a hornet's nest of accusations, threats, and lawsuits.
Readers' Choice 2012: Your Neck of the Woods - Mountain West Hikes
Scramble on red rock, camp at alpine lakes, cross a high pass, explore a trailless moonscape, and bushwhack to a peak.
Readers' Choice 2012: Top 3 - Midwest Hikes
This region's top mapper has notched 20 bag nights and 200 trail miles in 9 states this year scouting trails for BACKPACKER. Here are three of his favorite routes.
Readers' Choice 2012: Your Neck of the Woods - Northeast Hikes
Snag Big Apple skyline views, tackle four peaks in a day, rack up waterfalls, hike through history on the AT, and climb Vermont's highest peak.
Readers' Choice 2012: Your Neck of the Woods - West Hikes
Climb an 11,000-foot peak, hike to a secret summit, see the glacier-capped Cascades, soak in hot pools, and explore the ruins of a 100-year-old resort.
Readers' Choice 2012: Reader Leader Contest Winners
More than 150 of you entered our contest to become a BACKPACKER field scout. Meet the winners.
Readers' Choice 2012: Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail, Castle Rock SP, CA
Hike through a towering redwood forest on this easy-access overnighter.
Readers' Choice 2012: International Appalachian Trail, Parc National de la Gaspesie, Quebec
Find caribou, moose, and bald eagles on a hut-to-hut trek in an undiscovered park.
Readers' Choice 2012: Your Neck of the Woods - Southeast Hikes
See Shenandoah's tallest waterfall, traverse secluded ridgelines, score cliff-top panoramas, swim beneath falls, and walk through wildflowers and oak stands on the Florida Trail.
