Top 10 Benefits of Going Backpacking by Heather Hoechst
While there are likely hundreds, nay, thousands of benefits of going backpacking, I’ve done my best to summarize the top 10 reasons I hoist my pack on my back and make for the trail. In no particul...
Camino Olvidado: The Forgotten Way By Sara Dhooma
The Camino Olvidado is one of the most ancient Camino de Santiago routes, leading walkers through the southern valleys of the Cantabrian Mountain range. The path begins in Bilbao and winds approxi...
A first-timer's guide to Joshua Tree By Jason Huckeba
Joshua Tree National Park is a true desert park. There are 2.8 million visitors that come here every year. The park is located in Southern California and is approximately 130 miles east of downtow...
Traversing Oman’s Hajar Mountains by Dave Stamboulis
Hikers who have completed a 2500 mile thru-hike, whether it be on the PCT, CDT, or AT, like to think of themselves as badass. Regardless of experience, conditions, or time, hey, you had to be somet...
Rock Climbing with the SMD Traveler by Francisco Miller
Backpacking has been my passion for close to 10 years now and my career for going on 7 years, and one of the greatest gifts I’ve received from my dive into the wilderness has been my discovery of n...
Water in the Desert by Ashley Manning
I open my eyes after what felt like a lifetime of silence and solace to a desert view complete with twenty story tall red and sandstone walls. It’s still dark out, but the sky is no longer black bu...