How To Get Started Backpacking
Backpacking – A Beginner’s Guide Immerse yourself in a pristine landscape. Miles from roads, sirens and street lights, a natural world prospers without a corner coffee shop or an evening news broadcast. You start to notice subtleties: A gentle breeze that...
The Wave “Conditional” Tour
The Wave “Conditional Tour”: What is it, how does it work, and can you help us get Wave permits? There are few places amongst America’s great natural wonders that are more sought-after (and harder to access) than the famous “Wave” of Coyote Buttes North...
Backpacking the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim… or Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim!
Grand Canyon Backpacking Rim-to-Rim Grand Canyon is a land of contrasts. Start a rim-to-rim hike at dawn on May 15 and you’re likely to find residual snow banks and temperatures near freezing at the North Kaibab trailhead. Fourteen miles later, you’re standing on a...
Guides Gear Corner #4: Footwear
Guides Gear Corner #4: Fancy Footwear Some national park visitors might get by in sneakers, but if you plan to be doing much hiking in the Southwest you really have four options for footwear: High or mid-top hiking boots, hiking shoes, trail runners or hiking sandals....
