Hiking
Roy’s picnic table
By Tony Moceri
On a late winter day in March, Mother Nature teased an early spring offering: A beautiful day that reminds all of us...
Go your own pace
Solo backpacking to Wing Lake and Black Peak
Story and photos by Skye Schillhammer
I spent most of my life hiking, backpacking and exploring the lakes...
Remembering to breathe
Exercises to enhance breathing while backpacking
Story and photos by Luca Williams
This season I thought about backpacking Copper Lake Loop off Hannegan Pass, but...
Three wildflower hikes in Canada’s North Cascades
By Stephen Hui
The fact that hikers flock to wildflower meadows like kids to an ice-cream truck may seem strange to the uninitiated. However, once...
Family backpacking trip along Chelan Lakeshore Trail to remote town of...
Story and photos by Jason Griffith
Trail stats
Distance: 17 miles, one way
Elevation gain: 4,000 feet
Max elevation: 1,700 feet
Best: Spring or fall, summers are quite hot
The...
The Miracle Route: An off-trail circumnavigation of Mt. Baker
Story and photos by Krissy Moehl
September 4, 2019
Janet starts to rock a bit and I let off the gas as the potholes deepen. Having...
Tracking moose in the Alaska Range
Ryan Duclos’s new photo book, “Unseen Alaska,” tells a story of a 14-day moose hunt in the wild Alaskan backcountry, from sweeping views of...
Hiking, biking, running and paddling at B.C.’s Lake of 1,000 Colors
Story and photos by Craig Romano
I’m not sure if it’s the ample sunshine, pine-scented golden hills adorned in wildflowers, wide-open spaces, or the immense...
Blue Steel: The birth of Transition Bikes’ new mega jump line...
By Skye Schillhammer
Photos by Oliver Parish
Blue Steel started as a glimmer of an idea that seemed too far-fetched to even happen. But from the...