The Wonderland Trail - An Impromptu Adventure Around Mt. Rainier by Heather Hoechst
The plan was hatched on Saturday, July 22nd. I was sitting in my aunt’s kitchen in Alberton, MT, enjoying time with my relatives and taking a breather from my multi-month-long immersion into travel...
A Weekend Backcountry Adventure: Exploring Big Pine Lakes by Jason Huckeba
If you're a backpacking enthusiast in search of a truly amazing wilderness experience, then look no further than Big Pine Lakes in California. Tucked away in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, this extraor...
South Africa 2023 Trip Report by James Lamers
My partner Kalysha’s academic work in the field of HIV research has brought her to South Africa every summer for the last few years. She had been asking me to join her ever since we moved in togeth...
Cloud Peak Wilderness Trip Report by Francisco Miller
For a bit of background, I currently find myself traveling across the country with my girlfriend Elise in my 1990 Ford campervan, with the plan to hike, backpack, and climb across the Northwest. O...
I needed something remote. Something that brought me to places that I didn’t even know about in an area that I’ve hiked a lot. The Grand Enchantment “Trail” scratched that itch this spring.
Hiking Rafts Into the NF American River by Nicole Smedegaard
The North Fork of the American River is an epic playground of challenging whitewater rapids, including a 14.5 mile stretch that paddlers call Giant Gap. The actual gap is a river canyon sized slot ...