15th Annual Pacific Crest Trail Days
Pacific Crest Trail Days (PCT Days) is an annual trail festival celebrating the PCT and all things hiking. With numerous onsite vendors which include backpacking gear, footwear, hiking apparel, g...
Adaptability on the John Muir Trail - By Tara “Candy Mama” Dower
Late August of 2021 the Forest Service closed all California National Forests to visitors. The Dixie Fire was raging in Northern California and they wanted to prevent any further fires and protect ...
Considerations for Planning a Group Hike - by Joe Kellam
Your friends want to go backpacking in the National forest. A group from work is interested in hiking at a state park. You and some friends from college want to plan an annual trek in Costa Rica. ...
Tips for Backpacking with a Dog by Jada Lippincott
What makes backpacking even better? Backpacking with your furry best friend, of course! Dogs bring us so much joy in the front country, so we might as well continue the fun in the backcountry. Pack...
Field Test, Garmin inReach Mini 2 by Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa
The author holding a radio collar found on the hike, not the top of the inReach SE poking out from the shoulder pocket on the pack-photo by Naomi Hudetz Background Let’s face it, updating your gea...
Bike Rafting the Other River by Andrei Turró
Bikerafting the Other River The drybag of the Flex Pack PR strapped at the rear and the bike on the front of the raft. The frame of the pack is under the spray deck. What is bikerafting you might...