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The Gila Wilderness, in southern New Mexico, turns 100 this year. A longtime local hiker reflects on a legacy of conservation that reaches far beyond its boundaries. As I stood [...]

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. To step onto the Fundy Footpath, or into [...]

We hate to break it to you, but if you're not hiking year-round, you're doing it wrong. From mid-spring dayhikes through fields of wildflower blooms to thru-hikes under canopies of [...]

He, along with his wife and co-owner Kelly and their two golden retrievers, Sadie and Luna, seemingly know every fold of this terrain. Victor and Kelly shepherd us up switchbacking skintracks, hard snow still thawing under the early spring sun, and to the top of ski lines that cleave pristine slopes and then weave into the forest below. While the eastern Wallowas see some backcountry skiers and boarders thanks to a small hut system - and hikers, mostly local, frequent the entire range in the summer - the western portion is comparatively untouched, especially when it comes to ski touring. [Extracted from the article]

I grew up in a town called Shady side, staring across the Ohio River into West Virginia. Ohio seemed pretty benign compared to the adventure potential to the south. I [...]

We asked experts what's in store for the next 50 years. There's a lot to be hopeful about-and some reasons for concern. Here's the outlook on creating new wildernesses, and [...]

The article presents the journal's choice of wilderness hiking and adventure locations for the month which includes Twin Peaks Wilderness in Utah, Yellow River State Forest in Iowa and Wild Rogue Wilderness in Oregon.

Our Backyard: Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV 1. BEST VIEWS See both the northern heath-padded plains and the piney southern forests from the aptly named Rocky Ridge Trail on an 11.5-mile [...]

Our Backyard: Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA 1. BEST FAMILY CAMPING Tucked into a small, forested basin, Hidden Lake may be more modest than higher-elevation hikes, but it's a great spot [...]

Pisgah National Forest blankets the southern Appalachians, and at the heart of all that greenery there's a backwoods gem--a forest within a forest. The 18,479-acre Shining Rock Wilderness protects an [...]

CLIMBING MOUNTAINS FOR the sake of climbing mountains has been, for most of history, a funny thing to want to do. For eons, peaks were a nuisance to travel at [...]

The park glimmers in my mind sometimes. On hot summer days, when the sidewalk downtown is baking and the air feels dead and still, I think of the leaves on [...]

SOAKING--THAT ACT OF DOING absolutely nothing white sitting in a natural hot spring-is an art. A true backcountry spring-bobber seeks immersion not just in hot water, but in the very [...]

What if your favorite place in the world was ground zero for your greatest strengths and your deepest fears? What if that place was deep in one of North America's [...]

The article offers travel guide for several U.S. wilderness and hiking areas including the Arrigetch Creek Gates of the Arctic Wilderness in Alaska, the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness in Arizona and the Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, California.

The article offers information on the Alpine Trail number 7 in the Swan Range, Montana which is required to be protected as wilderness as said by the local conservationist Keith Hammer where glacier lilies are growing on the trailed and is underused by the hikers.

Starting in 2020, the number of Pacific Crest Trail long-distance permits will be limited to 50 per day (the day you start your hike) in order to spread traffic through [...]

The article offers information on several travel and hiking trips in central U.S. which include Zaleski Backpack Trail in Ohio, Ly-co-ki-we Trail in Indiana, and Eagle Mountain, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

Several photographs of the best wilderness images from "Backpacker" magazine's photographers are presented.

The article presents survival experiences of writer Steve Friedman on the perils of wilderness in the backwoods of Oregon.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting Range Creek Canyon, a landform in Utah wilderness area.

The article features some places recommended for backpacking that are so rarely visited in the U.S. and Canada. They are the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area in California, the Ruby Mountains Wilderness in Nevada, the Blue Range Primitive Area in Arizona, the Lost River Range in Idaho, and the Willmore Wilderness Park in Alberta. The landscape of each place is featured. The article also gives a number of tips for going to these places.

The article presents a guide for backpackers for hiking in the Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho. The landscape of the wilderness area includes lakes and wild animals. A moderate weekend trek features some of the best campsites and views in the area. This article also gives a number of routes that could be used by backpackers. INSET: Quick Fixes.

The article discusses the author's experience in searching for solitude and self-awareness through the wilderness of San Juan Mountains in Colorado.

Presents an article discussing experiences in exploring wilderness areas.

Presents information on wilderness areas that were visited during an adventure tour to New Zealand.

Recounts an experience in looking for signs of the lost grizzlies in the Selway-Bitterroot wilderness in Idaho.

Features several remote places in the U.S., including Pine Barrens in New Jersey.

Features several log cabins located in wilderness areas across the U.S., including the Wild Cat Cabin in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Presents a guide to wilderness area hiking trails across the U.S., including the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico.

Explores the Wabayuma Peak Wilderness in Arizona recommended to those seeking solitude.

Presents information on letting children experience backpacking in wilderness areas in Alaska.

Presents an article on camping at a wilderness area, circumnavigating the Nation Creek drainage in Alaska.

Discusses suggestions for the conservation of threatened wildlands around the United States.

Presents information on several wilderness areas in the United States and the significance of the Wilderness Act of 1964 to their preservation.

Provides information on the photographs of Ansel Adams Wilderness Area taken by photographer Jim Stimson.

Interviews United States Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbit, who is in charge of wildlands and its management.

Do it Escape to a hot-spring paradise in this remote, ancient volcanic region. Though a 300,000-acre wildfire raged through the Gila Wilderness in summer 2012, this 13.6-mile, out-and-back overnighter didn't [...]

UTAH Been feeling smug and self-important? You can get the necessary attitude adjustment free of charge in the High Uintas Wilderness. The resident mosquitoes and mountain lions will make your [...]

Finding the sun-dappled murder scene is difficult. Storms have wiped away much of the trail, which at one point was blazed with the fluorescent markings of a full-scale criminal investigation [...]

Always use outhouses and pit toilets when available to minimize impact on the land. TRAIL CRAFT It may be taboo in daily life, but talking about poop is inevitable for any overnight hiker. In canyons or near large water sources like big rivers (anything with a flow rate higher than 500 CFS), LNT recommends peeing directly into the water to eliminate the concentration of urine in canyons and along the shore. [Extracted from the article]

American Copper Butterfly Anyone who claims to hate all bugs has clearly never seen a butterfly, at least certainly not the American copper. This beautiful f lutterer loves to hang [...]

Provides information on the Weminuche Wilderness in Colorado. Risks involved for hikers who want to tread the wilderness; Geographical information; Classifications of backcountry trips in Colorado hiking circles.

Presents information on California's Ishi Wilderness, formerly the Mill Creek, a land of deep canyons and rocky hills south of Mount Lassen National Park. Details on Ishi, the last wild Indian in America; History of the Yahi hunters, who were linked to the Yana culture.

Presents a list of wilderness study areas that are considered prime hiking destinations. Information on Eagletail Mountains Wilderness in Arizona, Black Ridge Wilderness Study Area in Colorado and Lockhart Basin in Utah; Location; Resources.

Describes the author's backpacking trip in the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska. Beauty of the wilderness area; Peaks and glaciers; Trip along Coal Creek; Description of the North and South Branch of Trimble Glacier. INSETS: Tordrillo mountains;How to deal with river crossings.

Details the author's experience of backpacking alone in the wilderness of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Fear and loneliness of going solo; Reflective waters of Turquoise Lake; Difficulties encountered by the author. INSETS: How to 'Walk through a salad';Lake Clark National Park and pressure.

Highlights a backpacking trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Description of the wilderness area; Encounter with mosquitos; Difficulties experienced by the backpackers; Key sceneries; Fun with nature. INSETS: Avoiding the winged plague;Arctic national wildlife refuge.