Take Your Dog Hiking
Backpacking with your best friend? Keep him—and others—safe with these tips.
Kerry Wolfe
How to Scramble Safely
Going off-trail on steep, rocky terrain? Follow these tips from Climbing Editor Shannon Davis.
![Go underground for chilly temperatures on a low-mileage dayhike in the Mt. St. Helens Lava Tube. Wander 1.75 miles through the lower and upper caves and return to the main entrance with a 1.25 mile trek above ground in Mt. St. Helens National Park. You’ll appreciate the walk above ground—the temperature in the tubes hovers in the low 40s year-round like an underground icebox. [image: Iwona Kellie/Flickr]](https://www.backpacker.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTQ0OTE0MTc3NjIwNzgwNjA5/ape-cave-hike-washington.jpg)
Backpacking with your best friend? Keep him—and others—safe with these tips.
Going off-trail on steep, rocky terrain? Follow these tips from Climbing Editor Shannon Davis.
