
How Backpackers Are Going To Save The World by Rue McKenrick
It was Autumn in New Mexico near the southern terminus of the Continental Divide Trail. I was finishing a thru-hike I had begun in at the Canadian border. Panning the great expanse a disturbing qu...

Sometimes I Sit and Think... ...and Sometimes I just Sit by Ted Leeming
As a landscape photographer, I guess I am most at peace in the great outdoors. I am, however, no serious through hiker, runner, swimmer or climber and I feel humbled in the presence of many who po...

Summer plans, “bike racing” and camping by, Bryan Banducci
After not getting into the JMT lottery this year, I took some time to reevaluate my trip priorities for the year. A trip to GSMNP previously written about here was an early season highlight, follow...

Staying warm while camping in the backcountry By: Jason Huckeba
I live in Southern California and am lucky enough to have some very mild winter nights. However, every once in a while the temps will drop from the low 30’s into the teens and single digits overni...

Retreat at Cloudland Canyon in North West GA by, Josh Winters
About 20 Misfit Adventure Seekers spent the long holiday weekend at Cloudland Canyon State Park in Rising Fawn GA exploring the trails and taking in the fall leaves across the northwest GA mountai...

A Hiker's Relationship with the Land, by Rennee "She-ra" Patrick
As avid backpackers and hikers, we spend countless days, months, even years of our lives outside. Sleeping under trees, swimming in creeks and lakes, cresting saddles and summiting mountains…it is ...