Susan Newquist

To get closer to the critters, you need to look like a tree and smell like a raccoon.

A soup-to-nuts guide that'll get you through the supermarket and on the trail faster than you can say "express lane."

Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Pennsylvania.

Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in New Jersey.

Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Maryland.

Make your own dehydrated trail food with these simple techniques.

Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in West Virginia.

Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Delaware.

Just to be safe, keep that compass handy.

A long-lasting bread that handles the rigors of backpacking.

From "good old raisins and peanuts" to trail mixes spiced with hot peppers, Michigan cherries, beer nuts, and dried carrots, the ultimate backwoods snack comes your way, courtesy of Backpacker readers.

Is this health-food-store item really needed in those recipes?

How to track where your environmental charity money goes.

The Appalachian Trail community lost a prominent supporter, volunteer, hiker, and maintainer.

This vegetarian burger recipe will suit your palate and clean-up the environment.

Telling time without a watch is just a few digits away.

Horns or antlers?

A quick guide to antler spotting in the wild.