17 Best Hiking Boots of 2025
We highlight the best hiking boots after researching and testing. Find the perfect lightweight, midweight, or heavyweight hiking boot for you!
10 Best Backpacking Backpacks of 2025
We test, review, and compare the best backpacking backpacks for wilderness trekking. Plus, a primer of every jargon-laden backpack term you’ve ever heard.
8 Best Rain Ponchos of 2025
Rain ponchos are the preferred rain protection of many outdoorsy folks. Why? Cause they’re versatile. Here are the best Rain Ponchos of 2024.
Quebec’s Explorer’s Route: An Adventurous Canadian Road Trip
This trip report covers a week-long road trip on Quebec’s Explorer’s Route. If you’ve been thinking about touring Canada…
10 Best Hiking Sandals of 2025
We highlight the best hiking sandals of 2024 after researching and testing. Open toe, closed toe, or finger-style? Find the perfect hiking sandal for you!
10 Epic Winter Hikes Across the USA
You know you want to brave the cold. Find out where and how with these epic winter hikes all across the U.S.
Osprey Stratos 24 Review
Osprey Stratos 24 review: feature-filled backpack with robust suspension, well-placed pockets, and more carrying capacity than its 24-liter package lets on.
Teva Hurricane XLT 2 Review: Top Summer Hiking Sandals
Teva Hurricane XLT 2 Review: these sandals that won’t break the bank, will perform in almost every scenario, and distance you from that AARP card.
Oboz Sawtooth Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot Review
Oboz Sawtooth Mid Review: Strap on a pair of these boots and hike through anything in your path with confidence, whether it be water, mud, or shale.
YETI Rambler 36 Review – Does It Really Keep Drinks Cold?
The YETI Rambler 36 is a bottle you can throw around and beat up, that will still love you and never leak. Cold, hot, and seriously huge. Drink up.
7 Epic Spring Hikes to Explore This Season
Day hikes and overnight backpack trips abound in this roundup of epic spring hikes for 2016. Get a brief overview of the hikes and plan your next trip.
6 Long Distance Trails Backpackers Will Love
Want to get deep into the wilderness? Here are 6 long trails backpackers will love. Hikers too.
Hike Montana with the Montana Wilderness Association’s Online Guide
Have you seen Montana Wilderness Association’s interactive hiking guide to the Big Sky State? Check it out, and hike Montana with ease.
How to Maintain a Trail in 11 Steps: DIY Stewardship Guide
A trail overseer provides simple steps for how to maintain a trail.
Interview: Hartley Brody on Starting an Adventure Blog
Our interview with Hartley Brody goes inside the making of of a new backpacking blog. Find tips, advice, and a great resource here.
Jill and RT on Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail [interview]
A long thru-hike is a daunting goal. Weeks, if not months, out on the trail, night after night, pushing…
10 Reasons to Hike with Trekking Poles
We highlight Hartley Brody’s Adventure Blog’s 10 reasons to hike with trekking poles. See the reasons, and how to pick your pole.
6 Trail Leader Tips for Leading Confidently Outdoors
We highlight Hartley Brody’s Adventure Blog’s 6 tips for trail leaders. Advice for beginners, experienced, and anyone out on the trail.