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Hiking and Backpacking

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Swedish novelist John Ajvide Lindqvis created a scary audio story geo-locked within his country鈥檚 borders to lure visitors into its beautiful natural areas. For Halloween only, you can listen to it anywhere in the world.

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Scary movies have a rich tradition of being set in creepy forests, caves, and swamps. We rounded up our favorites of the genre.

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The latest story of a tourist behaving badly in a national park is a real head scratcher

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Were these hikers more surprised by the fact our free beer was non-alcoholic, or that they loved it? You be the judge.

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Hours of testing, tasting, and innovating goes into these freeze-dried pouches

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Colorado has thin air and endless views. New England has roots, rocks, and tree-lined trails.

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Emma Zimmerman, cookbook author and cofounder of Hayden Flour Mills, shares her favorite recipe for on-the-go energy bars

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These boots are the only ones you鈥檒l need all winter long

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An injured hiker is lucky to be alive after she was spotted by a passenger aboard Colorado鈥檚 Durango-Silverton railroad

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The newest national monument sits in the heart of Colorado鈥檚 ski country. Here鈥檚 what you need to know about Camp Hale鈥揅ontinental Divide National Monument.

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From temperate rainforests to miles of coastline; from waterfalls and lakes to hiking, backpacking, and camping; from boating to skiing to glacier travel and mountaineering鈥擮lympic has astonishing variety.

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Jon Anderson overcame temporary snowblindness to complete the 2,650-mile journey from Mexico to Canada

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Leon Sparks, 44, was trying to summit three mountains in one trek when he tumbled down Colorado鈥檚 El Diente Peak

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This trendy food also makes a great trail snack or meal

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We asked the experts鈥攁nd this is the one trail you can't miss in each of the 61 U.S. national parks

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国产吃瓜黑料rs Andrea Sansone and Andrew Hamilton trace their relationship back to a chance encounter on one of Colorado鈥檚 highest peaks. Now, the two are pushing each other to set speed records on the state鈥檚 famed fourteeners.

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Whether you鈥檙e in need of a quick snack or an on-the-go meal, you deserve a bar that's both fulfilling and tasty

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Pay your passion forward for the betterment of the planet

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Hiker Andrew Devers went missing in Washington State鈥檚 Mount Baker鈥揝noqualmie National Forest with no food or water in June 2021

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Philip Carcia covered nearly 2,000 miles over a span of 90 days to complete the arduous goal. It was his third attempt at the challenge.

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One enticement of visiting Hawaii Volcanoes, on the Big Island, is witnessing the eruption of young Kilauea鈥攖he world鈥檚 most active volcano鈥攁nd basking in the glow of its lava-filled caldera

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鈥淚 really did spend 16-plus hours covering fewer than three miles鈥

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This feature from Gaia GPS allows you to search recent satellite images for the best leaf peeping in your area聽

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Why endure the traffic headed inland to major mountain getaways when you can hop a breezy ferry to the Channel Islands, passing dolphins en route, and spend time kayaking into sea caves, hiking quiet hills, and birding, with nary an auto in sight?

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Traveling this summer was chaotic and expensive. Fall trips don't have to be that way with this advice on how to save and where to go.

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Our soft-drink warriors both believe this sugary, caffeine-packed soda is the perfect refreshment after exercise or adventure. (Hmm. OK.) They disagree about flavors, and be warned: it might get loud.

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Travelers may think of the Himalaya and Patagonia when it comes to life-list trekking. But the Huayhuash circuit in Peru is an equally spectacular cultural immersion and takes you by the mountain made famous in the film Touching the Void.

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Sun hoodies are the multi-tool of the hiker鈥檚 wardrobe, but they often get gross, fast. Not Coalatree鈥檚 new Suray.

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The results, however hilarious, remind us how hikers destigmatize the body

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Joe 鈥淜anga鈥 Harvey was last seen heading toward the Connecticut River, where his body was later retrieved

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The veteran hiker takes us through his three-day attempt, which saw him battle bladder problems and extreme exhaustion

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The next time you find yourself camping by a wild body of water, catch your own dinner with this packable fly fishing kit

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The Granite State has the right to bill hikers for the cost of their rescue, if officials deem them to be reckless in the outdoors

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Each year, Big City Mountaineers changes thousands of kids鈥 lives by bringing them on their first outdoor adventures. You can make it happen for another.

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People keep falling into outdoor latrines while rescuing lost phones. Our editors list the belongings they would fish out of an outdoor crapper鈥攁nd which ones they鈥檇 leave behind.

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Ditch the daypack and never go back

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Your guide to all-things Long Trail for your upcoming thru-hike

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Lessons learned during a stroll through London鈥檚 narrow streets and soaring parks

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There鈥檚 a reason a strenuous outing makes you desire a greasy mound of meat: it has a lot of what your body needs

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Don鈥檛 whack a golf ball off one either, or chuck a Frisbee, or do anything else that jeopardizes the safety of your fellow hikers

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Ten years after the publication of 鈥榃ild,鈥 the beloved author shares her thoughts on the haters who thought she was unprepared, the transformative power of doing big things, and where Monster is now

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Forget Zion and Canyonlands; this desert gem has something for every hiker among the hoodoos and bristlecone pines

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On Thursday, they finished the last leg of the triple crown, but they鈥檙e not done yet

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When the celebrated singer-songwriter moved to this adventure hub nearly ten years ago, she instantly fell in love with the small-town feel and surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains. Here are her tips for where to hike, grab a meal, and go dancing afterward.

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On Sunday night, British hiker Josh Perry decimated the trail鈥檚 long-standing self-supported records after chasing Timothy Olson鈥檚 2021 time

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Want to hike without crowds? See jaw-dropping vistas without torching your quads? Check out these dayhikes and backpacks.

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Slawek Kalkraut and Krzysztof 鈥淜ris鈥 Szymanski, also known as Men with the Pot, have millions of likes on TikTok鈥攁nd a new cookbook

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They鈥檙e 1,706 miles in and this is what they like most

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Trying to wrap your head around the depth of the rapidly expanding pit in South America? We鈥檝e broken it down in terms our readers understand鈥攍ike fly rods, climbing ropes, and breakfast burritos.

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From local favorites to tourist must-dos, these trails are the best of America's Finest City

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In summer or shoulder season, there鈥檚 nothing better than a water-view hike or one that ends up at a beach for lounging and swimming. From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and places in between, these are our favorites.

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Two hikers go head to head on the best carryall for a walk in the woods

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Driven by closures and new parking rules, Colorado鈥檚 highest peaks saw a precipitous drop in hiker visits from 2020 to 2021

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鈥淯m, don鈥檛 do drugs kids (and don鈥檛 start spiders on fire during a drought),鈥 Utah governor Spencer Cox tweeted Tuesday

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Here鈥檚 how to make the most out of a visit to one of the wildest places in the U.S., from kayaking to birding to fishing and so much more

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Is the P眉rTrek pole-filter mashup a brilliant idea or a Frankensteinian mess?

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How a satellite communicator helps me tamp down panic in the wilderness

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With inflation on the rise, I scrapped plans for another long summer hike. On little daily walks through South Dakota鈥檚 Black Hills, I鈥檝e rediscovered the surprise and delight of getting back to basics.

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Long-standing rules for how we do our business in the wilderness are changing in a very big way鈥攁nd it鈥檚 about time

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Join us on a life-list Himalayan trek, and do good for others while enjoying one of the world鈥檚 dream trips

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Put down those soggy, freeze-dried go-to鈥檚 and dig into these delicious recs from 国产吃瓜黑料 staffers

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And what to do when your girlfriend won't hike with you but plans to hit the trails with her friend

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For his new PBS show, 鈥楢merica Outdoors,鈥 comedian and activist Baratunde Thurston connects us to our natural environments through the most interesting of creatures: humans.

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From family-friendly hikes to deep-wilderness paddling trips, Maine has it all.

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The outdoor world has produced another horror story involving a clumsy tourist, a lost cell phone, and a search and rescue mission

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An unidentified hiker went missing in California while retracing the footsteps of Jonathan Gerrish and Ellen Chung, who died with their one-year-old daughter of heat exposure and dehydration in 2021

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You've spent ages preparing for a trip, but now it's right around the corner and you're having second thoughts

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Scott Benerofe finished a rare and daunting southbound winter thru-hike of the AT. His self-proclaimed normalcy about the endeavor suggests such treks might not stay so rare for long.

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Weight-loss discussion in outdoor forums can inadvertently reinforce the idea that there's a "correct" kind of outdoors body. What should you post about where?

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It鈥檚 way more expensive and not as comfortable. Our gear director weighs the pros and cons of an 眉ber-light kit.

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国产吃瓜黑料鈥檚 ethics guru weighs in on the Great Outdoors Music Debate

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Bomber bags for air travel, daily commuting, or any adventure off the beaten path

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You don鈥檛 need to 鈥済et in shape鈥 to enjoy hiking season. Here鈥檚 how to savor it from the start.

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Here are the nine pieces from the 2022 Summer Gear Guide that our gear editors are obsessing over

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Meet Moose, the nine-pound Rex rabbit warming hearts along New Hampshire鈥檚 scenic trails

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Perfect for the on-the-go adventurer, these portable products make sunscreen application鈥攁nd reapplication鈥攅asy

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The latest pieces of clothing and knowledge that鈥檒l help you get the most from this season鈥檚 excursions in the backcountry

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For comfort and storage space, this shelter is hard to beat

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