When packing for a hike, try to pack your backpack from bottom to top with the least important things at the bottom and the essentials on the top. Doing so will help you access the items you need with ...

The best backpacking gear list is not all-inclusive. While it may not cover everything you need on a backpacking trip, it includes 20 of the most important items on your packing list—at least in our ...

Day hiking. It’s the gateway drug to the outdoors. Hiking can be as easy or as difficult as you’d like it to be, but it’s still just putting one foot in front of the other. One of the benefits of ...

Spring snow is flittering outside my office window, and I am meticulously weighing gear, charting paths across topographical maps, and preparing for hiking the Colorado Trail this summer. Backpackers ...

Whether you’re an experienced hiker or you only just started exploring national, state and local parks, a hiking checklist can help keep you organized and prepared so you don’t suddenly remember 20 ...

Hiking is basically walking in the woods — putting one foot in front of the other while enjoying the beautiful scenery. You don’t need much gear to day hike, but you do need the right gear. The 10 ...

When it comes to outdoor activities, hiking has one of the lowest barriers to entry out there. It’s almost free (minus the transportation cost to get to the trail), doesn’t require much know-how and ...

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Hiking gear for women has come a long way in the last decade. Traditionally, most, if not all, outdoor equipment was designed for men and male bodies. While this can work for some gear like tents and ...

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