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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]

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.

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.

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.

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]

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.

Narrates the author's backpacking experience in the wilderness of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska. Vastness and true beauty of the wilderness area; Landscape; View of Grizzly Lake and Jacksina River; Traveling on tundra. INSETS: Hiking the great wide open;Wrangell-St. Elias National park and preserue.

Describes 11 wilderness areas in the United States. Includes Crazy Mountain, Jewel Basin and Tongue River Breaks in Montana; Rock Gorge in South Carolina; Snowbird in North Carolina; Handies Peak in Colorado.

Relates the author's love for the wilds and backpacking. How the family traveled through the Stillwater country up to the Beartooth Plateau; Description of the woods; Effect of the wilderness to the family.

Discusses important issues a backpacker should understand about the trails and wilderness areas in the United States. Comments from Seattle, chief of the Suquamish and Duwamish; Logging and road-building; Information on the trails for mountain bikes; Issues on horses, off-road vehicles and others.

Features the wilderness area in the United States, that bears the name of Aldo Leopold. Information on Leopold; Author's account of a journey to Aldo's land together with Jim Gorman, `Backpacker' senior editor; Description of the land, as seen from Hillsboro Peak; Discussion on some places where can follow the bootprints of other conservation heroes into the wildlands. INSET: Following in the footsteps.

Features the big and beautiful wilderness vistas which passed the `whoa' test.' Hurricane Ridge in Washington; The Notch in Alberta, Canada; Greenpoint in Alaska; Pine Point in Alaska; Goat Trail in Arkansas; California's Grizzly Lake; Others; Description of each wilderness vistas; How to visit the place. INSETS: Picture this, by Jim Gorman.;Bad air days, by Annette McGivney..

Details how the author fought his fear of bears by hiking to Crow Pass Trail of Chugach State Park, Alaska. Visit to Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; Gathering of information on bear's social ways; How the author kept the bears at bay. INSETS: Peace of mind in bear country, by J. Gorman.;Expedition planner: Crow Pass Trail, Chugah..., by J. Gorman..

Describes some of places east of the Mississippi River where one can find 100-mile vistas, rivers that roar through deep chasms and forests of old-growth giants. Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness; Mount Rogers National Recreation Area; Cranberry Wilderness; Chattooga River Trail/Ellicott Rock Wilderness; Otter Creek Wilderness.

Presents a guide to some wilderness and reserve areas near the ten biggest United States cities. Topography of the place; Trails; Distance; Difficulty; Elevation change; Wildlife; Maps; Access; Conditions; Permits; Contact information.

Recommends wilderness areas for hiking. Alta Toquima, Nev.; Black Fork Mountain, Ark. and Okla.; Clifty, Ky.; Grassy Knob, Ore.; Cottonwood Point, Ariz.; Hell Hole Bay, S.C.; Kimberling Creek, Va.; Mud Swamp-New River, Fla.; Rock River Canyon, Michigan.

Describes wilderness areas in the United States. Shawnee National Forest in Illinois; Ozark Trail in Missouri; Buffalo National River in Arkansas; Ouachita Trail in Oklahoma and Arkansas. INSET: When the rain came..

Presents information that would be of interest to those who are concerned with the wilderness. Businessman Shinsuke Nikaido's plans to open the first of several Kampgrounds of America (KOA) in Japan; Skepticism with the Forest Service's plan to run the 156 national forests on an `ecosystem management' basis; Results of the clearcutting of Appalachian forests nearly 100 years; Demented efforts of the federal Department of Agriculture's Animal Damage Control (ADC); More.

Considers the wilderness of Nevada, which has one of the highest biodiversity indexes of any state and is more than 80 percent federally owned. The opinion of some that Nevada is `America's Siberia'; The grand sense of space in Nevada; Hiking; Mountain ranges; Animal and plantlife in Nevada's rich mountain ranges; Low-elevation areas that are hikeable all year; Desert ranges along the Colorado River; Major urban centers like Reno and Las Vegas; Contact points; More.

Uncovers a number of secluded wilderness sites that can be accessed by traveling approximately one mile from your car. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona; Alabama's 83,000-acre Conecuh National Forest; California's 70,385-acre South Warner Wilderness Area; Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Monument; Florida's Juniper Prairie Wilderness Area; Contact points; More. INSET: Finding the quick getaways.;8 good reasons to camp a mile from....

Addresses the importance of the 75 areas less that 5,000 acres in size within the National Wilderness Preservation System. The range of micro-wilderness areas from six-acre Pelican Island, Florida to Oregon's 4,949-acre Menagerie Wilderness; Porcupine Lake Wilderness in Wisconsin's Chequamegon National Forest; Nature's working in small places; The debate over how to define wilderness; The question of size; The first attempt to set size standards; More.

The article offers travel tips for Boundary Waters, a wilderness region in Minnesota, and includes information on best location for beginners, various lakes in the area, and blueberries provided by the area which can be used as food.

Presents information on several hiking trails located in Minnesota's Boundary Waters. Border Route Trail; Kekekabic Trail; Powwow Trail.

Outlines the plans of TDX to develop the Holy Cross Wilderness inholding in Colorado. Interest of developer Jim Siever to build a private resort on an inholding in Montana's Abrasoka-Beartooth wilderness; Comments from Tom Chapman, a real estate agent; Ways to prevent inholding development.