Theoretically, I guess you can backpack year-round. I’ve backpacked from May on into September, backpacked into the mountains to hunt September to November and even winter camped in January or ...

Backpacking is one of the most exciting outdoor activities you can do. It’s like you go back in time. You may be a mountain man back in the wilderness on your own or an old explorer. It doesn’t matter ...

I wanted to do at least three good backpacking trips this summer. Things started off great, and then Katy broke her ankle in three places. Twelve screws and a few plates later, and they said to give ...

You live in Idaho. If you never have gone backpacking, you’ve gotta try it. A lot of people shy away from it because they think you have to go on a 100-mile Bataan Death March. You don’t, especially ...

Westslope cutthroat trout — like this colored-up, 15-inch male — are a common find in Idaho’s high-elevation fisheries. Jordan Rodriguez Huffing and puffing, my friend Clayton and I crested the saddle ...