Backpacker Magazine – Online Exclusive

Wyoming's Red Desert: Story, Video, and Photo Special

Head to one of the last truly wild places in the Lower 48: Wyoming's Red Desert. Read the story, follow our author on the trail in our video report, see more photos of the journey in a gallery of outtakes, and download the GPS Track.

by: The Backpacker Editors

FEATURE STORY:
The Red Zone: Wyoming's Red Desert
As conservationists and energy devolopers fight over Wyomings Red Desert, one thing is certain. There's no time like the present to hike through it's unreal geography.

VIDEO:
Trekking the Red Desert
In this exclusive online video, join Michael Behar as he snakes through labyrinthine canyons and hikes past hoodoos and mesas. Meet his guide, wildlife biologist Erik Molvar, learn about the geology of America’s highest desert, discover sacred artifacts, and more.

PHOTOS:
  Seeing Red: Wyoming’s Red Desert 
  Feast your eyes on bonus images from photographer Mike Sakas. Scorpions, skeletons, pristine  sunsets, and more, are around every turn.

GPS
  Tracklog: Red Desert
  Follow Michael Behar’s route by downloading his GPS track.
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