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Members Only Crater Lake Snowshoe Video Essay
by Darin Banner
Join some of the Backpacking Light crew for their three-day circumnavigation of Crater Lake. In January. On snowshoes! Read More...
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Members Only Sierra Prime: Off Trail in California's High Country
by Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
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...
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Members Only Seven Days on the Katy
by Lucas Boyer
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...
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Members Only Backyard Wilderness: The New England Trail
by Ryan Linn
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...
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Members Only Mountain Magic on the Pyrenean High Route
by David McClure
Backpacking Light member David McClure's forty-two-day traverse of the French/Spanish border mountains. Read More...
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Track Notes for the GR52 in France
by Roger Caffin
Roger Caffin leaves the GR5 behind and takes the GR52 to the Mediterranean Sea. Read More...
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Members Only Yellowstone in Winter: An Igloo Traverse in America's Oldest National Park
by Chris Townsend
Chris Townsend explores Yellowstone during the winter in a group igloo expedition with skis, snowshoes, and pulks. Read More...
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Members Only Packrafting the Grand Canyon
by Roman Dial
Roman Dial leads first legal (permitted) packrafting trek in the Grand Canyon. Read More...
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Members Only Ultralight Packrafting in Cataract Canyon
by Forrest McCarthy
A river explorer takes on the Colorado River in a packraft. Read More...
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Members Only Bringing up the Rear: An Ultralighter Hikes across the Weminuche with a "Mixed" Group
by Ben Smith
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...
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Backpacking Light Editor, Don Wilson, on the PCT this Summer
by Carol Crooker
Mojave, CA (June 12) to Ashland, OR (August ?) - say Hello! Read More...
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Ken and Marcia Powers First to Through-hike the American Discovery Trail
by Carol Crooker
The 4900 mile ADT bisects the continental US from east to west. Read More...
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Members Only Several Thousand Steps on the PCT
by Ken Maddox
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...
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Members Only Almost to Katahdin: Appalachian Trail Section Hike to the Kennebec River
by Don Johnston and Dave Johnston
Section hiking progress towards the 2000 mile patch by Don "Photon" and Dave Johnston. Read More...
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Hot Weather Hiking – A Family Hike in the Grand Canyon
by Don Wilson
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Members Only Summer Alpine Ice Climbing in Montana's Beartooth Mountains
by Ryan Jordan and Alan Dixon
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