http://www.backpacker.com/ Backpacker Magazine en-us Copyright 2008 Active Interest Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3600 http://www.backpacker.com/article/12475 April 4, 2008 Which candidate will be better for our trails and parks? Who would perform more heroically in a survival situation? You tell us, in our first-ever presidential poll. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12474 The winner will receive our first-ever Retailer of the Year award. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12473 April 4, 2008 Want to make adventure films? Emmy Award-winning director Michael Brown shows you how. Plus, go behind the scenes as BACKPACKER staffers learn from the masters at Adventure Film School. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12472 http://www.backpacker.com/article/12471 http://www.backpacker.com/article/12470 February 1, 2008 In "Destination Nowhere" (September 2008), Mark Jenkins explores the most remote wilderness location in the continental United States–a top-secret spot in Yellowstone. See his trip photos and read an interview with Jenkins where he discusses the assignment. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12469 February 1, 2008 After reading Dan Koeppel's latest urban hiking adventure "Don't Pay at the Pump" (September 2008), we guarantee you'll want to crank "Magic Bus" and ditch the car on your next trip to the trailhead. We can help. Our map team has assembled more than 25 hikes you can access via public transportation. Plus, check out more of Michael Darter's photos and read Koeppel's 2004 feature, "I Climbed Los Angeles," to learn about his slightly insane 19-mile L.A. staircase route. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12468 April 4, 2008 In "The Red Zone" (September, 2008), author Michael Behar heads to one of the last truly wild places in the Lower 48: Wyoming's Red Desert. Follow him on the trail in our video report, see more of Mike Sakas's photos of their journey, and download the GPS Track. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12467 July 11, 2008 What do you pack? What's the most important skill? Let us know in this online poll, and we'll publish your answers in the October issue of Backpacker magazine. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12466 June 1, 2004 One small step for our stair-obsessed man, one giant leap for fitness freaks everywhere. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12464 August 2, 2008 A killer whitewater trip at the end of a stunning 40-mile canyon hike? That's the scenario on Oregon's Rogue River Trail. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12463 July 25, 2008 Lighten your planetary load, water bottle style, with these BPA-free water bottle alternatives. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12462 July 25, 2008 These versatile sanctuaries do more than just keep you dry. ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: See our video review of the latest bivys and hammocks. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12461 July 7, 2008 With a light climbing rope, shoes, and harness, you'll be packed and ready to hit the rock in no time. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12460 July 25, 2008 True-blue reviews on the latest items we've taken out on trail. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12459 July 11, 2008 Get maximum support, traction, and protection without wafflestomper weight or break-in. Welcome to the new breed of all-terrain, any-load boots. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12458 4 Japanese meals adapted–and enhanced–for the trail http://www.backpacker.com/article/12457 Learn the Dülfersitz rappel and safely lower yourself off of a steep pitch with only a rope. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12456 July 25, 2008 How did the bear cross the road? See a few ways engineers are helping wildlife go over, under, and around traffic. http://www.backpacker.com/article/12455 July 25, 2008 From the West Coast to the Rocky Mountains to New England, we've got nine epic ridgewalks just for you.