However, if you are new to backpacking, you may not know that there is a bit of a debate in the hiking community about the differences between backpacking and thru-hiking. As a long-time hiking ...

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Terms Related to Hiking and Backpacking SECTION HIKER : A section hiker completes a long-distance trail in sections over an extended period of time, rather than hiking it all at once.

Winter can be a good time to sit by the fire and read someone’s memories of a long ago trek through the Adirondacks. By chance I found a copy of “Friendly Adirondack Peaks,” by Robert Wickham, ...

I had started up the mountain so early that morning you could still call it night, hiking the remote Black Cloud Trail that leads to Elbert’s southeast ridge. The trail was lit by so many stars ...

This hiking and camping excursion through one of the country's newest national parks is just one of the many outdoor adventures it offers around the world. If the idea of an "outdoor adventure ...

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Backpacking is often seen as a style of travel that’s cheap, hard, and mainly suitable for the young. Travel + Leisure peels back myth from reality, exploring backpacking trips for all ages and ...