San Francisco’s stairways vary in length, width, location, and material. Some stairs are crooked, straight, narrow, or grand. Some are popular and well-known, while others are a secret, hard to find, and contain no signage. What these whimsical connectors have in common, however, is the...
Read MoreExcitement is in the air with the approach of Pacific Crest Trail Days—a premier summer festival celebrating hiking, camping, backpacking, and outdoors stewardship. Renowned author Becky Ohlsen, known for Backpacking Oregon and several other Oregon titles, will be joining the event with AdventureKEEN. The Backpacking series highlights the...
Read MoreOr, the art of racing the rain By Becky Ohlsen Nobody expects to stay perfectly warm and dry when camping in a rainforest. The clue is right there in the name. But I didn’t anticipate that my first week of researching a shiny new edition of Top...
Read MoreMany people are planning their summer getaways, and the Top Trails guidebooks can help! In this series, our expert authors describe the trails that are worth your time. Whether you’re looking for hikes with high elevations, child-friendly terrain, lake views, or cool-and-shady paths, these guidebooks...
Read MoreSchool is almost out, and the season of camping with kids is near. We have the perfect guide for the before and during, whether you have camped as a child, an adult, or not at all. Camping with Kids: The Complete Guide to Car, Tent, and...
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The transformation of busy railways into serene multiuse trails is a fascinating chapter in transportation history. Rail-trails, or paths created along abandoned railroad tracks, are a beautiful testament to sustainable living and community connectivity. Rail-trails turn vacant spaces into bustling pathways for hikers, walkers, cyclists, and...
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National Trails Day® is an annual nationwide movement to get out to celebrate the trails and walking paths around you. The past year has affected us all in different ways and often in the same ways. Across the board folks have found that spending time...
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For decades the Wilderness Press Pacific Crest Trail guidebooks have been helping hikers navigate the PCT, and this year we’re releasing fully updated full-color guidebooks. Not only are these books beautiful, but they are also super detailed and handy to have. They are for sale...
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by Mindy Sink As the concept of social distancing becomes a new temporary normal, there is an embracing of the simplicity of getting out in nature. It’s true—and was before the spread of the COVID-19 virus—that time spent walking or hiking outdoors can have many health...
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Backpacker Magazine's National Summit Day is August 3rd, and we are pumped! An official reason to go outside and play and climb the highest point nearby? Sign us up! What is National Summit Day exactly, you ask? Backpacker Magazine says, "National Summit Day is a...
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