Entries filed under 'Backpacking'

You Can Contribute to the 'College of Backpacking Knowledge'

I can’t help but notice many YouTube backpacking videos contain disturbing images of participants exhibiting bad practices. From tents set up 15 inches off the water’s edge to preparing food with filthy hands, I often wonder how these folks make it home in one piece or at least not retching from a bad case of the turistas. Is this the state of backpacking? ...

Posted by Jerry DeCapua on April 5, 2013 10:15 AM & Tagged Backpacking | permalink | Comments



A Tale of Trail Magic: Kindness of Strangers Makes a Wonderland Trail Journey Extra Special

To be on the receiving end of trail magic is heavenly, and to witness it is a reassuring reminder that the human heart, in spite of downbeat headlines in the nightly news, is capable of startling goodness—more readily displayed, it often seems to me, when the outdoors is involved. What's your trail magic story? ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on September 17, 2012 10:00 AM & Tagged Backpacking, Hiking, Mount Rainier National Park, Wonderland Trail and national parks | permalink | Comments