Glacial Alaska
The Castner Glacier proved a picturesque teaching ground for glacial terminology. Photos by Katie Herrell
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Writer Steve Howe and two international guests haunt the park for big bears--and they aren't disappointed.
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During a one-month August journey, BACKPACKER undertook multiple crowd-free Alaskan backpacking routes and returned with extensive photos, video, & GPS.
Keyhole Route, Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
In May 2006, BACKPACKER editors Jon Dorn and Kris Wagner made an early-season summit attempt on the highest peak (14,255 feet) in Rocky Mountain National Park. (Photos by Jonathan Dorn)
Devil's Path, Catskills State Park, NY
Considered by many the toughest dayhike in the Northeast–and possibly the Lower 48–this 24-mile classic features 18,000 feet of elevation gain and loss. (Photos by Jonathan Dorn)
