You can be a well-seasoned backpacker and a dedicated mountain biker, and have had plenty of success putting the two together on long bikepacking trips, but planning a route can still be a little intimidating. All the camping gear, all the…

As a teenager in the 1950s, I was a voracious reader fascinated with several books that became the classic accounts of the so called “Golden Age” of Himalayan mountaineering. Among this treasure trove was K2: The Savage Mountain, the unfor…

New to Backpacking? Try a Mock Overnighter 09 MAY 2018 Camping Backpacking Skills Many people find it challenging and scary to transition from dayhiking to camping on a backpacking trip. Because many students in my Thru-hiking 101 needed t…

Thank you for “On the Road to 50: A grand beginning,” (HCN, 5/13/19) and your reporting on the artificially regulated Colorado River and the conundrum surrounding Grand Canyon’s identity. When the Marble Canyon Dam project was canceled, th…

Posted by Jeff on Sep 26, 2018 @ 7:06 am in Hiking News | 0 comments | Last modified: September 25, 2018 How did hiking evolve from the upper-class European sport of alpinism and the publication of an English travel guide into an activity…

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule to replace the existing regulations governing the nonessential experimental population of the red wolf under section 10(j) of the Endangered Speci…

Christmas has passed, but I couldn’t resist the wordplay in the title, nor trust my memory to let it wait until next time; but no matter the season, this Saison really shines. Coming in at 7%, this barrel-aged blend is both fine for firesi…

Scarp Ridge Lodge sits just off the main drag in downtown Crested Butte, as it has since 1902. Of course, at the turn of the century, the lodge didn’t host backcountry skiers and fly fishermen. It was a Croatian Dance Hall, serving a commu…