Black bears (Ursus Americanus) abound in the summer, so it’s important to set up a bear-safe campsite when backpacking. Bears have a nose that’s 100 times more sensitive than a human’s and if they ...

Heather Balogh Rochfort, the woman behind the adventure blog JustaColoradoGal.com, was once a dance specialist whose interest in nature fell well short of obsession. But now she’s the author of ...

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I don’t consider myself a hardcore backpacker by any means. But to be able to get back into the cool backcountry for the ultimate fishing and hunting trip, you either have to backpack, pack in on ...

Once again my dad, Karl, myself and my boyfriend set out on a backpacking trip this summer through the lush high alpine terrain of the Weminuche Wilderness. It was a five-day, four-night trip in the ...

I’ve never been colder in a sleeping bag than on a hike-in campout in Washington State on the beach during one summer in college. Throughout the night, it likely never dipped below 50 degrees, but I ...

If you’ve never backpacked, I’d like to encourage you to give it a try. I think a lot of people hear about hardcore backpackers going on 20- to 40-mile trips for seven to 14 days and therefore don’t ...

The College of the Sequoias Training Resource Center will offer an opportunity for novices to learn about the outdoor sport of backpacking. The Backpacking in the Sierra class will hold instructional ...