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Goodbye clunky plastic containers and disposable packaging: This is how I'm rehydrating my meals from now on.

Camping in winter will never be comfortable. Camping in winter will never be entirely safe. Sorry, we totally forgot where we were going with this.

Seven years after the Trump administration ordered an end to it, the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service announced they would once again investigate bringing grizzlies back to the mountains of north-central Washington.

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Backpacking’s changed a lot over the years. Is its heyday behind us, or is it yet to come?

Sonoran desert toads are one of the largest species of toads in North America, and threatened across parts of their range. Unfortunately for them, some national park visitors have discovered that they also get people high.

These little Scandanavian gummies have earned a permanent place in our packs. Why? Let us count the ways.

As defenders of all things outdoors, we can’t let Paul Hollywood’s weird marshmallow hockey pucks stand.

From a minimalist pair of trail runners to a two-in-one water filter, this gear is ready to help you turn your next family reunion or business trip into a memorable hiking adventure.

Rebecca Clark broke down the incident and emergency response in an update on the social network.

Yes, you might have to get up early. But put in the effort to fit some trail time into your vacay, and you'll have a chance to sample hikes you might otherwise never do.

The Sierra Designs Crescent 2 is beginner-friendly two-person shelter, and right now it's more than 50% off.

Can our scout coax his feline friend into becoming a true trail companion?

After locals sighted a plume above the summit of Tahoma, the National Park Service rushed to reassure its social media followers.

No reroute is currently available.

Rescuers found Jetal Agnihotri, 29, on fourth day of search.

Hiker claimed self-defense; bear was roughly 100 feet away.

As someone who’s confronting his own age, I appreciate seeing an older guy hold it down. That’s why I’m cheering for 480 Otis this Fat Bear Week.

Catch the Perseids with these smart skywatching tips.

Driven by closures and new parking rules, hikers spent 27% fewer days hiking the state's highest mountains in 2021 than they did in 2020.

No foul play suspected in the death of section hiker Michael Charles Lombardo.

Area bears have reportedly become more aggressive in seeking human food in recent years.

Voluntary policy change follows increase in reports of human-bear incidents along trail.

Feeling entranced by the cosmos? See the heavens like you've never seen them before by getting deep into the wild.

A new slogan gets straight to the point.

As it turns out, you can't believe everything you see online.

Yes, you can find snake repellent on shelves. It won’t keep snakes away from your campsite.

The encounter, which sent a 71-year-old visitor to the hospital, follows another injury near Giant Geyser on Monday.

More than 100 rescuers responded up to successfully rescue the stricken hikers.

Rescue teams endured 80-mile-per-hour gusts and snow to reach the injured hiker, who was attempting a Presidential Traverse.

The park will remain closed to incoming visitors through at least Wednesday.

Mother calls report "extremely upsetting" but calls on hikers and mountaineers to continue search.

With Death Valley and the Grand Canyon expecting a sweltering heat wave, hikers will need to take precautions.

Attracted by the smell of engine components and fluids, marmots regularly crawl under car hoods in search of something to nibble. Sometimes, they're still there when the cars leave.

Waves swept two hikers out to sea on the Northern California coast last week.

The three men are also banned from entering the national parks for one year.

The theft took place between 2017 and 2018, but the park didn't realize it had happened until a social media follower recently spotted it.

Staying safe in bear country is important, but you know what’s more important? Looking cool in front of your friends.

A hike through Panama’s Parque Internacional La Amistad highlights wonders, both of the natural world and within the hikers themselves.

She spent her last day on the job interpreting the park for visitors.

Pleads guilty to misdemeanors related to 2020 trip

A 40-year-old hiker passed away after an apparent encounter with a bear in the Absaroka Mountains.

They may look like gentle giants, but approaching moose is dangerous—for people and animals.

Ill backpacker rescued in 90-minute mission.

The former president will narrate a five-part nature series for the streaming platform.

With a wolf reintroduction plan in progress, Colorado wildlife officials are considering bringing back another large carnivore.

What would you do if search and rescue had to evacuate you from a mountain? For one hiker, the answer was “go back and try again the next day.”

Lake Tahoe's roundest bear won't face euthanasia after DNA evidence demonstrates that at least three bears were responsible for a recent spate of break-ins.

A bear in Lake Tahoe has grown enormous on a steady diet of human food. Now, with euthanasia on the horizon, locals are trying to save him.

Embrace the exposure when you take your summer adventures to the crest of the high country.

In a final statement, investigators said that the new information supported their initial conclusions about the family's cause of death.

Need a break from the world? Sit back and catch the aurora borealis live from Churchill, Manitoba.

What happens when you feed 2,000 actual hikers' trail names into a neural network? We'll let you see for yourself.

All calories are not created equal. Learn the right way to fuel your big-mile ambitions.

Investigators reportedly believe a set of human remains found this week may belong to missing hiker Bill Ewasko.

Court tosses Trump-era rule change that removed animals’ federal protections.

TV and YouTube survival stars Gregory Ovens and Zachary Fowler are on the hook for allegedly hunting, fishing, and illegally lighting fires in Banff.

You’ve heard of Yosemite’s firefall, an annual phenomenon where sun lights up the park’s Horsetail Falls. But the original firefall was much more dramatic.

Visitors will need to abide by restrictions to see one of Yosemite’s most ephemeral sights.

A new bipartisan bill would create a pilot program to let visitors know how crowded national parks are—and help spread the crowds to less-trodden spots.

The fate of the mostly-complete Mountain Valley Pipeline is up in the air after a federal appeals court threw out a key permit that would have allowed it to cross Jefferson National Forest.

Like a seed pushing through the hard spring soil in search of the sun, so too must you push through adversity to the glorious ultralight of backpacking. 

Negative 30-degree temperatures plus a plate of noodles make one surprising photo op.

A cougar encounter in California ended in an unusual standoff.

Sure, snowshoes make hiking in snow easy. But are you the kind of person who takes the easy way out? Yeah, that's what we thought.

When tourists carve graffiti over Native rock art, archeologists do everything they can to remove it. But some of the damage is permanent.

Don't let your water bottle turn into ice on the trail. Keep it flowing with these tips.

Yellowstone superintendent asked Montana governor to halt hunt.

Our top stories of the year covered how much hiking has changed—and how much it hasn't.

Three months after the KNP Complex Fire blazed through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, one of the area's main attractions is welcoming visitors once again.

A 29-year-old man is accused of shooting a National Park Service ranger in the incident on December 8.

Starting in April, visitors will need a timed entry ticket to get entry to Arches.

It's not currently clear what led to what police are describing as an exchange of gunfire outside the park.

Police investigating the poisoning deaths of 8 wolves in Oregon have hit a dead end. Now, wildlife advocates are offering a $36,000 reward for information in the case.

Get into the backcountry comfortably—and safely—with these custom picks from a Backpacker editor.

The Ten Essentials could save your life on a hike. Craig calls coffee his “lifesaver,” and honestly, it was funnier the first time.

Convenes group to find new names for roughly 650 geographic features

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Officials believe they've finally discovered what happened to Rudi Moder, a West German hiker who disappeared in 1983.

A group of the crafty rodents rerouted a creek onto the path in Massachusetts.