Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Ban Aerial Tours in the National Parks

Benjamin Tepler

Opinion

No, Speed Hikers Aren’t “Missing the Point”

Maggie Slepian

Opinion

Speed Hikers Are Missing the Point (and So Much More)

Kristin Smith

Opinion

Going Ultralight? Make Sure Your Gear Can Survive the Trip.

Maggie Slepian

Opinion

It’s Time to Demolish Stone Mountain’s Racist Monument

Casey Lyons

Opinion

Women in the Backcountry Don’t Need Your Help

Zoe Gates

Opinion

Volunteers Keep Hiking Trails Passable. Here’s Why It’s Time for You to Chip In.

Mary Beth “Mouse” Skylis

Opinion

Opinion: Allowing Free-For-All Commercial Filming Puts the Parks in Danger

Christina Platt

Opinion

Leave No Trauma

Gabaccia Moreno

Essays

It's Time to Stop Managing Our Wildlands for Hunters First

Casey Lyons

Essays

Editor’s Note: Take a Hike to the Polls

Shannon Davis

Essays

In Defense of Ugly Trails

Latria Graham

Essays

It's Time for Outdoor Brands to Make Clothing for All Women

Jessica Tackett

Essays

We Have Millions of Acres of Public Land We Can't Access. It's Time to Change That.

Casey Lyons

Essays

If You Care About the Earth, Then You Need to Care About Racial Justice Too

Déjà Leonard

Essays

It's Time to Cancel Fleece

Casey Lyons

Opinion

Words Aren’t Enough This Time

Patricia "Blackpacker" Cameron

Essays

A Hiker’s Guide to Not Hiking

Shannon Davis

Opinion

The Traditional Calendar Makes No Sense for Hikers. But This One Does.

Rachel Zurer

Essays

Outdoor Shaming Needs to Stop

Morgan Sjogren

Essays

Opinion: Wrongheaded “Rightsizing” of the National Parks

Jonathan Jarvis

Essays

Opinion: It's Time to Start Closing National Parks

Gil Lusk

Essays

Opinion: Hunters Pay for Conservation. Hikers Should Too.

Heather Balogh Rochfort

Essays

Every Hiker Should Help Build a Trail

Claire Thompson

Essays

The End of Wildlife

Casey Lyons

Essays

The Hiker's Code of Conduct

Leslie Hsu Oh

Opinion

Seriously: Stop Walking Around the Muddy Parts of the Trail

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

Opinion

Opinion: This is Why We Backpack

M. John Fayhee

Essays

This Holiday Season, Make a New Tradition Outdoors

Ryan Wichelns

Opinion

Down With Cairns

Robert DeNike

Essays

Even the Best Hikers Trip

M. John Fayhee

Essays

Playing Music on the Trail? Please, Use Earbuds.

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

Essays

A Modest Proposal: Let the National Parks Go Wild

M. John Fayhee

Essays

A Modest Proposal: Make More National Parks

Casey Lyons

Essays

A Modest Proposal: Make the National Parks Free

Rachel Zurer

Essays

This Land is Your Land

Dennis Lewon

Essays

Why You Should Learn to Hike Off Trail

Alex Gulsby

Essays

Opinion: The Outdoors Are Better Without Instagram

Ted Alvarez

Essays

Opinion: Attacking National Monuments Disrespects Veterans Like Me

Rob Vessels