Bush Boosts West's Oil Shale Development
Administration sides with energy over environment in one of its final decisions
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Administration sides with energy over environment in one of its final decisions
Bad forest news for local economies is good news for solitude seekers
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In which our hapless protagonist addresses some basic lessons in meteorology
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New York-based photographer releases 17-gigapixel image made from over 2,000 photos
Treadmobile lets fitness weirdos move while standing still
Watch Les Stroud attempt to survive the Colorado Rockies in this exclusive preview clip from tomorrow's new episode
Have you used up your tree allotment in your lifetime?
Notes on killer scenery, harsh weather and gear testing
Proposed road across Alaskan wildlife refuge could help save lives—or open the area to drilling
Les stroud plans to end successful Discovery Channel show after forthcoming third season
Ariz. runner hoofs it for a mile with fox attached to her arm
Colorado Senator-elect Mark Udall bags Himalayan peaks when he's not legislatin'
DNA testing identifies bones near crash site as belonging to billionaire adventurer
Think of poll lines as a very slow, important hike
Todd Palin sheds a single, solitary tear
Teenybopper gods join Laura Bush at National Parks Foundation event in Dallas
Big cats get loose on a Delta flight en route to new home
Design pitfalls that testers hate and you should avoid
Because nothing's scarier than nature out to get you
Just in time for Halloween, scary national park stories rise from the grave
The next-big-thing for the winter ultralight crowd
Climate change, pesticide pollution decimate world amphibian population
My short list of current go-to schwag
Tragedy, comedy, and foreboding
Solar cell material breakthrough offers nearly 100-percent efficiency
Park officials remove trees, add amenities to improve famous Tunnel View
Scientists criticize FDA ruling approving potentially toxic chemical used in bottles
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13-foot reticulated python killed owner after she tried to give it medicine
Apple app puts the world in your hand
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service submits plans to delist wolves again
Man raises $16,000 for children's charity by rowing 150 miles down the Wisconsin River in a massive squash
Utah politician/BP photog traces proposed Lake Powell pipeline by hike and bike
A personal peek at some promising new schwag I've been testing.
Full-body Lippi bag makes sleeping, breakdancing more fun
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
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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.