Hiking
Sidetracked on the CDT with “Doug The Hermit”
Greetings and salutations from CDT hiker Hulk! My last blog was at…
The Loneliness Nobody Warns You About on the PCT
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is weirdly crowded for a place that…
Blackberry Milkshake – Fox’s AT Thru Hike – Day 59
I took all the tape off my knees. Generally my rule is…
Pipe Bomb Found at Texas Swimming Hole: Police Suspect Illegal Fishing
A Texas man searching the shallows with a metal detector found a…
USA
Confirmed
111.82M
Death
1.22M
UK
Confirmed
24.91M
Death
232.1k
France
Confirmed
40.14M
Death
167.6k
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The Gear That Backpacker’s Editors Loved in May 2026
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C2C Day 4 – Patterdale to Shap
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Yosemite Dropped Timed Entry. Memorial Day Delivered Chaos
Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most iconic landscapes, and millions of people visit each year to get their…
Going Fast to Go Slow
Escape From These Fools The thing about trail is it’s easy to escape temporarily from someone you don’t like, but…
Day of Firsts
Waking up next to the hot spring was the right move. I made my breakfast while soaking my sore feet…
Day 23: Doing tourist side activities
A short update today, because some days you just don’t do anything special. And that’s what zero days are for!…
An Ice Cold Shower at Kennedy Meadows: Week 8 on the PCT
The entire time we were in Ridgecrest, I was eager to get back to the mountains. We had one more…
High Desert Miles to Big Bear City
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The Best Pots and Pans for Backpacking (2026)
May 2026: Our favorite pot set overall is the GSI Halulite Dualist HS for its clever nesting design and heat…
Day 64 – 900 miles in 90°
Slept in this morning to help recover from the lack of sleep I got at Trail Days. This turned out…
