Trip Reports

Volcanoes, hot springs, and breathtaking vistas in the Chilean Andes. Read More...

The Pilgrimage via Grasshopper Ridge Read More...

Ryan and a group of Scouts search for solitude in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar River Valley Read More...

Backpacking and Packrafting Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Read More...

A look at one of Idaho's little known backpacking jems. Read More...

Newlyweds Travis and Gretchen Leanna walk and packraft through Isle Royale National Park Read More...

Planning like crazy to do a thru-hike doesn't quiet the fears: "Can I do this? Will my gear work? Will I stay motivated? Do I have the right food?" Only time on the trail would answer. Read More...

Baby steps: out of love for her outdoorsy husband, Margie looks before she leaps and books a weekend in a Utah yurt, THEN learns the definition of "yurt." Read More...

The sights, sounds, and moods of the Ozark Trail. Read More...

Crossing the deepest river gorge in North America with unmaintained trails, poor communication, and a little conflict: will frustration be followed by triumph or a turn-around? Read More...

An open letter from a grandfather to his two grandsons, about his CDTA volunteer time. Read More...

Trip report from the New Mexican high desert: three fellow BPLers (strangers but for the forums) and a father-in-law unite to experience the thoughtful introspection and cheerful relationship inherent in a group backcountry trek. Read More...

My wife and I retraced the steps of Martin Luther on the 500th anniversary of his famous pilgrimage to Rome... it wasn't quite the thru-hike I had anticipated, but it had a satisfaction all its own. Read More...

Our seasoned crew decided early on a mostly off-trail trip on a high route through the Teton Range. With no navigational resources but map and compass, we planned to formulate our route day by day as we progressed north to south through mountains. Read More...

With nearly constant cloud cover and a few mornings waking up to a thick layer of snow on the ground, the focus of the last days on the trail went from staying dry to just staying warm. Read More...

Blisters, hiking solo, and lightning-started fires marked the stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail from northern California through Oregon. Read More...

The desert portion done, fear (and trail gossip) centered on snow in the Sierra, with six major passes above 11,000 feet. Read More...

Tackling the Pacific Crest Trail is a big job, made harder by a stream of scary stories filtering down from other hikers. Read More...

Hopscotch over lakes, skip the main trail, and discover the jewels of Peru. Read More...

Planning a 2-day, 20-mile trip with my 11-year-old brother meant going SUL, as he wasn't going to tolerate being babied with a lesser load. Read More...

Nearly 40 years after his first visit, Tom brought his son's Troop to experience the magic of Philmont - and the magic of lighter packs! Read More...

The Ozark Highlands Trail winds through the Boston Mountains of northern Arkansas for approximately 165 continuous miles. Planning to yo-yo it for my first thru-hike, I had to come to terms with adjusted expectations. Read More...

In 1993, Save Mount Diablo, a charity that works to acquire and preserve land on and around the San Francisco Bay Area’s Mount Diablo, proposed a multi-use recreation trail to showcase the region’s cooperation efforts to preserve area land. In 2007, they produced the first map highlighting the thirty-mile trail. Read More...

To test his latest creation, a sub-5-ounce pack, Jamie filled it with the rest of his MYOG kit and took to the Great Smoky Mountains. Read More...

With amazingly light loads that included skis, packrafts, dry suits, winter camping gear, and a week’s worth of food, we set out to visit the Frank Church Wilderness in winter to prove a point. Read More...

When the snow resembles cement and you're making one mile per hour or less at times, what would YOU do? Read More...

A high school class laughs their way through five days in the Escalante National Recreation Area. Read More...

After a knee injury put me on the ropes, I got back into the ring with a long, slow hike over many miles, hoping that the Himalayan trail would not be an impossible opponent. Read More...

Join some of the Backpacking Light crew for their three-day circumnavigation of Crater Lake. In January. On snowshoes! Read More...

The greatest rewards come when you choose to get off the beaten path and build a personalized hike that mixes challenge and fun at whatever level works for you. Read More...

I went looking for a long-distance hike in the midwest and found the 225-mile Katy Trail. No time like the present to try out my first thru-hike! Read More...

600 miles of trail and it's not the Long Trail or the AT! Sure, it's got some rough spots, but it's a nice taste of something different when you want to cover some mileage in the northeastern U.S. Read More...

Backpacking Light member David McClure's forty-two-day traverse of the French/Spanish border mountains. Read More...

Roger Caffin leaves the GR5 behind and takes the GR52 to the Mediterranean Sea. Read More...

Chris Townsend explores Yellowstone during the winter in a group igloo expedition with skis, snowshoes, and pulks. Read More...

Roman Dial leads first legal (permitted) packrafting trek in the Grand Canyon. Read More...

A river explorer takes on the Colorado River in a packraft. Read More...

Ultralighters love replacing old gear with new. But what gets lost when you get new hiking buddies to go with your new kit? Read More...

Mojave, CA (June 12) to Ashland, OR (August ?) - say Hello! Read More...

The 4900 mile ADT bisects the continental US from east to west. Read More...

Lightweight gear and food, and lessons learned along two hundred miles of the PCT from B to C (Bend, Oregon to the Columbia River). Read More...

Section hiking progress towards the 2000 mile patch by Don "Photon" and Dave Johnston. Read More...

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