Trail News

Bring spicy takeout flavor to camp with this gourmet meal.

Fetch! Or not.

New kindergarten programs around the country focus on outdoor play

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

This lifelist trip packs in two adventures: an outrageously scenic ferry ride and a remote 14-mile out-and-back hike in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

Navigate switchbacks, boulder scrambles, and rock mazes on this 8.6-mile loop that ascends Old Rag Mountain, one of Shenandoah's most famous peaks.

Pyramid Brewery's 'Steep & Deep' contest sends winner on a backcountry skiing vacation in Lake Tahoe

This week's weird bear news—plus one faker.

All the latest and greatest in gear plus lots more, online and free

BACKPACKER's Nov. issue is now online and free

This 6.2-mile loop leads into a land of rainbows and big waterfalls among the granite faces of Yosemite Valley.

Starting in Feb., backcountry travelers must only submit permit requests in writing

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

Celebrate Turkey Day in the great outdoors with this complete menu.

Pass 21 waterfalls on this 7.2-mile, five-star loop through a wrinkled ravine and tranquil forest in Ricketts Glen State Park.

This week's weird outdoor news—plus one faker.

This 8.6-mile out-and-back with an off-trail bonus traverses grassy ridgelines to a rocky summit overlooking the Wasatch Front.

Explore a parkland once proposed as the summer grounds for a second presidential White House.

Wildlife biologists capture footage of the largest wolf pack in Oregon since extirpation

Uber-hiker Andrew Skurka plans a 4,500-mile Alaskan wilderness route for 2010, but he needs you to rename it.

The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses

No, seriously: This meaty confection packs major punch on grueling days.

A hunter mistook a Virgina college student for a deer and fired, killing her and injuring a companion

Descend this slot canyon from Big Bend's scenic River Road toward the Mexican border and the raging Rio Grande.

Montana's grizzly populations steadily move east to former plains habitat

GoLite's new Adventure Travel series blends urban form and trail function

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a tourist?

This family-friendly hike climbs to Hadley Mountain Fire Tower and showcases expansive views of the Adirondack High Peaks and Great Sacandaga Lake.

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

A classic waterfall hike in Silver Falls State Park, the Trail of Ten Falls visits 11 cascades and tours lush forests sprinkled with vibrant wildflowers.

This week's weird outdoor news—plus one faker.

The way light illuminates a subject can make or break a photo. Learn to use the direction of light to your advantage.

A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups are suing two federal agencies to stop the killing of Yellowstone bison.

What to scarf when the weather turns nasty

The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses

Check out our enhanced and interactive Fall/Winter Gear Guide '09

We assess the (fairly crazy) performance claims of this skate-inspired boar hunting shoe (Part 1 of a two-part gear testing smack-down)

BPA linked to male sexual dysfunction in Chinese workers

The Appalachian Mountain Club secures more protected backcountry in Maine's deep forest and mountains

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

This week's weird outdoor news—plus one faker.

The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses

Scientific study yields thousands of new animals and plants in Yellowstone

Wyoming introduces a bill that would require permitted backcountry users to carry bear spray.

Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire, will make a film about climber Aron Ralston next

Salazar waives entrance fees for all national parks on Veteran’s Day

Backcountry.com launches in-house outdoor apparel brand

Diminished snowpack and hotter summers mean more fires for Yosemite in years to come.

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

Inside our national parks, the drive to protect wilderness areas clashes with the need to preserve pre-existing business interests.

This week's weird outdoor news—plus one faker.

The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, rounds up this week's outdoor mishaps, disasters, and near-misses

Kick off the morning with cheesy bagels and gourmet oatmeal.

Video surfaces of three hikers just before they were detained in Iran

In the face of crushing obstacles, new National Park Service director finds solace in wilderness

As our newest "Gear Lab: Boots" video debuts, we want to know how you'd trash top boots

Up-and-coming Canadian folk singer killed by coyotes while on tour

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

Obama Administration earmarks over 200,000 square miles of Alaska as protected polar bear habitat--but not everyone is happy about it

This week's weird outdoor news–plus one faker.

What the heck happened to this BP staffer?

A new study reveals American kids lack vitamin D

Correlation??? They have the same taste in minivans.

350.org hosts talks, rallies, and solutions worldwide for International Day of Climate Action

As if we needed to tell you, a new scientific study proves that the outdoors does a body good

The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses

The most talked-about rule of design--the Rule of Thirds--deserves it. Using the rule properly is crucial to making interesting photos.

This heartwarming soup goes hand-in-hand with fall foliage hikes and cooler camping

Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker Michael Brown dishes on how to plan your documentary film, step by step.

They're cute. They're fuzzy. But what are these two animals really thinking?

Millions of school children visit Great Smoky Mountains NP in one massive virtual field trip.

Mammut's new waterproof pack gets a wet test run in Colorado's Sangres

If you thought paragliding was sweet, try doing it in Nepal with hawks and eagles at your side.

A Midwest reader runs into a full wolfpack in Isle Royale National Park

A new study reveals national park search-and-rescue stats

Delaware congressmen plan to introduce legislation granting a NPS unit to the only state without one

Introducing our new weekly feature chronicling the weirdest outdoor news. But, there's a twist: One story is bogus! Read on to see if you can find the faker.

In search of the 'high-life,' one black bear goes for the booze.

As hibernation season approaches, these bears head out for one last hurrah.

Noted Alaska wolf biologist Gordon Haber, featured in BACKPACKER's "Dogs of War" story, dies in a plane crash in Denali National Park