How Green Is Thy (Ski) Valley?
The Ski Area Citizens' Coalition scores the environmental record of major ski resorts with their Ski Area Environmental Scorecard
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BP Gear Test: Costa Del Mar Blackfin Shades
These polarized glasses claim to help your chances out on the water. But how do they fare on the mountain and the highway?
NPS Caps McKinley Climbers
Park service plans to limit McKinley climbing permits to 1,500 next year
Four-Wheel Bob Tackles Kili or Aconcagua
Wheelchair hiker aims to be the first to the roof of Africa or South America
You Lucky Backpacking Michiganders
Black Coffee At Sunrise chronicles Michigan hiking, outdoors with clever writing and awesome photos
The Turkey That Keeps On Giving
Give us your best post-Thanksgiving leftover recipes for the backcountry
Wales Photo Blog
A baker's dozen images from our recent testing journey
Post-Hike Haircuts and PBRs
Salon in Great Smokies trail town Asheville offers cheap cuts, free beer
Getting Beyond the Bear
Father-daughter grizzly attack survivors hike to the scene of their horrific encounter in Glacier
Look at My Butt
Oxen Workwear pants meld canvas-pant functionality with a modicum of hipster cool
Enviro Will Head House Energy Panel
Henry Waxman, D-Calif., voted to head House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Beardos: Give Us Your Beards
It's getting coldshow us your best backcountry beards
TODAY's Ann Curry Turns Back On Kilimanjaro
Altitude sickness strikes climbing party at 16,000 feet
Return to Rancho Elvis
Homecoming notes on changing climates, home heating and fall fashion
Bigfoot Moves North?
Global warming makes creatures imagined and real move to Canada
Bush Boosts West's Oil Shale Development
Administration sides with energy over environment in one of its final decisions
Fewer Visits To National Forests
Bad forest news for local economies is good news for solitude seekers
Welsh Blogging – The Sequel
In which our hapless protagonist addresses some basic lessons in meteorology
Yosemite Panorama Largest Ever
New York-based photographer releases 17-gigapixel image made from over 2,000 photos
Why walk when you can…walk
Treadmobile lets fitness weirdos move while standing still
'Survivorman' Sneak Peek: Season 3
Watch Les Stroud attempt to survive the Colorado Rockies in this exclusive preview clip from tomorrow's new episode
How Many Trees Per Person?
Have you used up your tree allotment in your lifetime?
Greetings from Wales
Notes on killer scenery, harsh weather and gear testing
A Road Across Refuge
Proposed road across Alaskan wildlife refuge could help save livesor open the area to drilling
Survivorman Calls It Quits
Les stroud plans to end successful Discovery Channel show after forthcoming third season
Rabid Fox vs. Jogger
Ariz. runner hoofs it for a mile with fox attached to her arm
Congress' Killer Climber
Colorado Senator-elect Mark Udall bags Himalayan peaks when he's not legislatin'
Fossett's Remains Confirmed
DNA testing identifies bones near crash site as belonging to billionaire adventurer
Get Out And Vote, Backpackers!
Think of poll lines as a very slow, important hike
Feds Budge on Yellowstone Snowmobiles
Todd Palin sheds a single, solitary tear
Jonas Brothers Love National Parks
Teenybopper gods join Laura Bush at National Parks Foundation event in Dallas
Cheetahs On A Plane
Big cats get loose on a Delta flight en route to new home
The Gear Wars Trilogy, Episode 3: The Umpires Strike Back
Design pitfalls that testers hate and you should avoid
Boo! October Survival Issue Now Online
Because nothing's scarier than nature out to get you
Ghosts of Yosemite
Just in time for Halloween, scary national park stories rise from the grave
Battery-Powered Heating Jackets
The next-big-thing for the winter ultralight crowd
Amphibian Angst
Climate change, pesticide pollution decimate world amphibian population
The Gear Wars Trilogy, Episode 2: Return of the Jaded
My short list of current go-to schwag
Thursday Mayhem Round-Up
Tragedy, comedy, and foreboding
The Solar Future
Solar cell material breakthrough offers nearly 100-percent efficiency
Yosemite's New View
Park officials remove trees, add amenities to improve famous Tunnel View
Big, Bad BPA Bottles
Scientists criticize FDA ruling approving potentially toxic chemical used in bottles
Pet Python Strangles Owner
13-foot reticulated python killed owner after she tried to give it medicine
Google Earth for iPhone
Apple app puts the world in your hand
Feds Hounding Rocky Mountain Wolves
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service submits plans to delist wolves again
River Running in a Giant Pumpkin
Man raises $16,000 for children's charity by rowing 150 miles down the Wisconsin River in a massive squash
170 Miles of Campaign Trail
Utah politician/BP photog traces proposed Lake Powell pipeline by hike and bike
The Gear Wars Trilogy, Episode 1: A New Hope.
A personal peek at some promising new schwag I've been testing.
Sleep In A Body Bag
Full-body Lippi bag makes sleeping, breakdancing more fun
Bears Don't Kill People…People Kill Bears
29 human-related bear deaths recorded in Yellowstone this year
Why We Like Campfires And Cocoa
Physical warmth creates warm social feelings
Better Backcountry Beards
Do beards increase your wilderness trail cred? Yes.
Bears, Wolves, Oh My!
BP Map Correspondent Jeff Chow dodges big carnivores while mapping Yellowstone for you
Long-distance Love Bad For The Planet
Cross-country lovers can spoil the environment with their fat carbon footprints
Palin Not A Big Beluga Fan, Either
Vice presidential candidate calls the whale's federal endangered species listing 'premature'
Everybody Walk The Dinosaur
'Dance floor' of dino prints found in Utah/Arizona national monument
Mt. Adams Survivor On Today Show
Derek Mamoyac reclines comfortably, declines hospital centipedes
Fall Camping Tips with BACKPACKER's Gear Editor
Watch Kristin Hostetter on CBS' Early Show
BACKPACKER in Best American Sports Writing 2008
Tom Clynes' "Above & Beyond" featured in writing anthology
Earning Your Economic Crisis Merit Badge
Boy Scout merit badge espouses financial skills
Plague Kills Grand Canyon Biologist
Pathogen crossed from dead cougar to human
BACKPACKER Story Wins Travel Writing Award
Steve Friedman's "The Long Trail to Jail" wins 2008 Gold Medal for Travel News/Investigative reporting
Morning TV Survival Blowout
Biker attacked by bear on TODAY Show, stranded Mt. Adams hiker on CBS
Frog Teaches Eagle To Fly Over Mt. Blanc
Get out your hankies: French falconer gives gift of flight to loyal pet bald eagle
Outdoor Walks Good for A.D.D. Kids
Walks in the park improve attention more than walks in the city, residential neighborhood
BACKPACKER On CBS Early Show
Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter shows you where and how to camp for fall
Alpinist Closes
Climbing mag folds after six years and 25 issues
Return of the Pupfish
Doomed southwestern fish makes a comeback
More Mountain Biking in National Parks
Bush pushes to open more bike trails as his term sunsets
Backpacking Brooklyn
Two men set out to find wilderness amidst metropolis
BACKPACKER's Interview with McCain and Obama
Candidates weigh in on parks, the environment, and their favorite hike
Summit For Someone
Because selfish climbing is lame
Alaska's Glacier Gains
State's icefields grow for the first time in 200 years
Meth And Arrowheads
Addicts loot artifacts from public lands for meth money
The Barefoot Mountaineer
Italian "Tom Perry" tops Kilimanjaro, big peaks sans shoes
Fall Foliage Failure
Climate change's latest victim
270 National Parks, 12 Years Old
Georgia girl hopes to visit all 391 National Parks before age 14