Bears Don't Kill People…People Kill Bears
29 human-related bear deaths recorded in Yellowstone this year
29 human-related bear deaths recorded in Yellowstone this year
Physical warmth creates warm social feelings
Do beards increase your wilderness trail cred? Yes.
BP Map Correspondent Jeff Chow dodges big carnivores while mapping Yellowstone for you
Cross-country lovers can spoil the environment with their fat carbon footprints
Vice presidential candidate calls the whale's federal endangered species listing 'premature'
'Dance floor' of dino prints found in Utah/Arizona national monument
Derek Mamoyac reclines comfortably, declines hospital centipedes
Watch Kristin Hostetter on CBS' Early Show
Tom Clynes' "Above & Beyond" featured in writing anthology
Boy Scout merit badge espouses financial skills
Pathogen crossed from dead cougar to human
Steve Friedman's "The Long Trail to Jail" wins 2008 Gold Medal for Travel News/Investigative reporting
Biker attacked by bear on TODAY Show, stranded Mt. Adams hiker on CBS
Get out your hankies: French falconer gives gift of flight to loyal pet bald eagle
Walks in the park improve attention more than walks in the city, residential neighborhood
Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter shows you where and how to camp for fall
Climbing mag folds after six years and 25 issues
Doomed southwestern fish makes a comeback
Bush pushes to open more bike trails as his term sunsets
Two men set out to find wilderness amidst metropolis
Candidates weigh in on parks, the environment, and their favorite hike
Because selfish climbing is lame
State's icefields grow for the first time in 200 years
Addicts loot artifacts from public lands for meth money
Italian "Tom Perry" tops Kilimanjaro, big peaks sans shoes
Climate change's latest victim
Georgia girl hopes to visit all 391 National Parks before age 14
And apparently a lot of hikers aren't setting out prepared for weather
Dean Kamen's Slingshot could solve the world's water woes
Bad weather can't stop Backpacker.com from crossing Peru's high Andean passes
Officials investigate possible PA mountain lion encounter
'Get ready for the panda jams,' says Yellowstone
Park Service implants saguaros with microchips to prevent theft
Curry Village smashed by 1,800 cubic yards of mountainside
Also causes shortened ice-cream life span
$700 billion bailout includes tax credit for cycle commuters
U.S. plans to protect key habitat from oil drilling
Backcountry enthusiasts deserve a president who cares about trails. So we asked John McCain and Barack Obama ten tough questions–then polled 989 BACKPACKER readers to find out what matters to you in this election.
What would you ask at tonight's town-hall debate?
Illinois sightings, Michigan mysteries, and a Cali woman who isn't afraid to slap a puma
Bus hiking, outdoor phobias, and the most remote spot in the Lower 48
The trek to Machu Pichu begins
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Park hopes to, erm, 'enhance' reputation
Grand Canyon raft guide and Havasupai tribal member Shana Watahomigie becomes a paddling–and Hollywood–pioneer.
Some human remains found at crash site
Urban living bad for bears
Cash, I.D. with Steve Fossett's name found in Calif.
700 habituated deer own the state capital
River ford proves costly for a remote wilderness soloist
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MIT scientists, Forest Service power wireless networks with just trees
Local pols seek Park Service help to preserve land
Ultrarunner completes the AT with the fourth-fastest time
The Economist speculates on North American bear attacks
NPS Scientists enlist climbers to find new lichen species
Accidental bear spray discharge closes Juneau airport
Now, you can always take the dangerous shortcut
Time-lapse video shows climate change eroding coastline
Because it's never too early to start a Seven Summits bid
Dead forests create higher temps, less rain, worse air quality
Mallory: "Why didn't I think of that?"
House-backed compact would protect water for future generations
Global-warming PSA can cause tears, guilt, and unexpected phone calls to Mommy
NPS waives entrance fees to celebrate National Public Lands Day
Wind farm on Vermont National Forest threatens black bears
VOGUE tries a first ascent in fur and high heels
They make climate-change research so much fun
Musicians join artists on climate-change visit to Arctic
World Trade Center dig reveals buried Ice-Age wonderland
"What's that burning smell?"
An upcoming adventure illustrates the common denominators between John Muir, group-think and sushi.
Thanks a lot, plants
Chaotic insights on gear testing, Colorado growth, senior hiking mayhem and Germanic adventure.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife tries to prove mountain lions haunt Virginia town
Palin's favorite food becomes nation's favorite mystery meat
Favorite pastimes include eating berries, watching 'Desperate Housewives'