Everyone treats their first overnight backpacking trip like it needs to be earned first — a permit lottery, a 12-mile approach, gear you don’t own yet. It doesn’t. Somewhere on the West Coast there’s ...

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If you’re a veteran backpacker or long-time RV nomad, read no further. This article is for camping rookies, those who have never slept beneath the stars or haven’t pitched a tent since their youth but ...

Many students at Townsend Harris hope to participate in extracurricular activities of their choosing. This September, the new ...

You may not need a book, binoculars, disco ball, or item from this list, but luxury items can spark joy on your next fall backpacking adventure and prove to be worth the weight. ByWendy Altschuler, ...

My first backpacking partner was my mom. I was in middle school at the time, and had learned to love dayhiking in the sunny hills around San Diego, so my mother offered to take me on an overnight in ...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (KRDO) -- The National Park Service announced a change to the wilderness overnight backpacking permit reservation system for Rocky Mountain National Park. After the ...

Are you planning an overnight wilderness backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park this summer? If your answer is, yes, you're going to want to jump online starting 8 a.m., Saturday, March 1 ...