The Backpacker Editors

Pine beetles are felling more trees than wildfires and the timber industry combined.

As the earth warms, here's how higher temps will affect our forests.

Find these hard-to-spot beauties on your next journey

Last fall, we showed you the many ways that climate change is altering the wild places we love. Now, a look at what BACKPACKER is doing to reduce the magazine's impact.

Mosquitoe bites can be simply annoying or dangerous depending on where you are. Learn how to fend off their attacks.

Not sure how to eat right on the trail? You're in luck. We've taken the liberty of coming up with the perfect plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—for just about every situation. So break out your inner chef and get cooking. You'll be eating like royalty in no time.

Always be prepared for adversity with these pieces of gear.

Stay sanitary, and for your travel companion's sake, pack what's on this list.

When cooking in the backcountry, don't leave home without...

Pacific Outdoor ECO Thermo 6 Sleeping Pad, REI Global Warming Initiative, and the Timberland Green Index are tops to the green eyes of Backpacker

On the trail and in camp, beat the cold with these tips.

When a day hike turns into an overnight, learn how to take care of yourself.

Beat the itchy stuff with creams or homeopathic measures.

On the trail black bears, skunks, grizzlies, rattlesnakes, and ticks are not your friend. Learn how to side-step them.

Learn your black bears from your brown bears then figure out how to keep them away from your camp.

Here are the seven guidelines to Leave No Trace

GORP is great...for a snack. Backpacker offers some pointers on keeping your energy up while on the trail.

The trail-staple GORP gets a face lift with these reader-submitted recipes

Time is of the essence in the backcountry. Learn how long it will take an impending thunderstorm or avalanche to find you.

Things happen fast in the wilderness. It's important to learn the right and wrong actions beforehand so you can react accordingly.

If you don't know what triangulation is, read this article.

Take these 21 trail tips to heart, and you're virtually guaranteed a good hike.

A successful hike often starts with a bit of research.

Hit the wilderness in search of beasts big and small.

Secluded coastline and bikable rain forests are just two things waiting for you in Mexico

Eat for energy minus the meat with this three-day, two-person meal plan.

From cashew-ginger chicken to fruited scones, tasty breakfast, lunch, and dinner options for the trail and the campsite.

Trip-planning tips, gear lists, safety advice, and other essential wisdom every hiker ought to know.

Our pros Kristin Hostetter and Buck Tilton get you ready for the trails ahead.

Get trail-ready for Spring, Summer, and Fall with our comprehensive three-season gear checklist.

Ready to get wet and wild? This packing list will prepare you for any swamp trek.

Get ready for winter with this comprehensive packing list.

Be prepared for the snowshoe trails with this packing list.

Gear up for potentially sweltering heat and downpours with this gear selection.

Mount Everest? Rainier? Before you go, tick off each of these items for your expedition.

From New Mexico to the Sahara, this gear checklist will have to prepped for any desert adventure.

Changing your altitude? From crampons to ice axes, gear up here.

Getting ready for whitewater or maybe just a relaxing paddle down a remote river? We've got you covered.

Ready your gear quiver for a for a full day outing.

Check out The Backpacker Editors's author page.

Strip off the pounds with our ultralight checklist and hit the trail light as a feather.

Information on 19 more "green" companies and an interview with Big Agnes's Bill Gamber

Need trip-planning beta for your National Park adventure? See our comprehensive list of National Park phone numbers, websites, and drilled down details here. You’ll be ready to hit the trail in no time.

Traverse the Yukon Territory's Tombstone Range, sea kayak Baja, trek Torres del Paine, Patagnoia–all in 2008. Plus, monthly adventures closer to home.

Use this quick guide to determine what type of backcountry first aid training you need.

Florida's Everglades National Park has a December high of almost 78°.

Pretty pictures and promises of a trade might get unenthusiastic spouses out the door.

Museum curator Glenn Crosby tracks down Ansel Adams' famous shot

From Florida to Wyoming, track wild horses for four hours or 10 days.

Learning to determine winter weather signs depends on where you are.

Head to Hawaii for three of the tallest

Guaranteed to get you out of trouble fast.

Learn the signs so you can get on the road to recovery faster.