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On this trip of a lifetime, you'll explore and trek through Katmai National Park in Alaska with Outside's editor in chief Christopher Keyes
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Tasmanian Adventure: Hiking Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Join the BACKPACKER editors on a trek through Tasmania.
Proposed Maine national park on hold
A landowner wants to donate 75,000 acres east/southeast of Mount Katahdin for a national park, but opposition remains strong.
Rocky Mountain National Park: Sky Pond
This 8.1-mile hike skirts wind-scoured lakes and scrambles up the edge of a waterfall before arriving at Sky Pond, where crumbling spires stretch 2,000 feet into the air.
Rocky Mountain National Park: Emerald Lake
Tour two mountain lakes en route to Emerald Lake, a picturesque tarn with stunning views of Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain, on this popular hike in Rocky Mountain National Park.
3D Flyover: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Explore homesteads and winding ridgelines on this classic 50-mile trek.
BACKPACKER Goes To Teva Mountain Games
BACKPACKER staffers tackle paddling, mountain biking, trail running, and road biking races during the Ultimate Mountain Challenge at the Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO. See how our team did at the games.
3D Flyover: Rocky Mountain National Park's Grand Loop
Explore the quieter side of Rocky Mountain National Park with writer Dougald MacDonald on this historically inspired route up Longs Peak.
Backpacker Magazine: 3D Flyover, Yosemite's North Rim
Follow writer Kelly Bastone on a long-forgotten trail on Yosemite North Rim's for eagle eye views of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, and more.
3D Flyover: Smoky Mountains National Park
Link high peaks, blueberry-cloaked balds, primo trout fishing, and the South's sweetest backcountry swimming holes on this challenging, 56.7-mile hike.
3D Flyover: Denali National Park
On this seven-day trek through the legendary Toklat Valley, we've watched wolves hunt snowshoe hares, dodged caribou running up riverbars, and stood our ground while grizzlies bluff-charged camp.
Channel Islands Adventure
Join associate editor Shannon Davis as he hikes and paddles through Channel Islands.