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 ...
The Lycian Way: Dreamy Thru-Hiking by Dave Stamboulis
We long distance hikers are an odd bunch. We can’t live without our daily dose of wilderness, without the challenges of putting on a pack with seemingly everything we need to survive, and getting o...
Bikepacking the Sierra of Montsec, Catalonia by Andrei Turro
Free vacation days? Yes, please. Combine them with winter vacation days? Yes, please. Go ride and explore places that during summer might be a bit too warm? Yes, please and that is how the traditi...