national park adventures

12 min read 2023-03-19 16:05:24

The 10 Best Dayhikes in Glacier National Park

By Michael Lanza Glacier National Park sprawls over a million acres of rugged, glaciated mountains sprinkled with alpine lakes in the northern

6 min read 2023-02-20 17:16:00

By Michael Lanza Any backpacker making the substantial effort to hike the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Washington’s Mount Rainier soon discovers

7 min read 2023-02-20 17:16:00

By Michael Lanza Any backpacker making the substantial effort to hike the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Washington’s Mount Rainier soon discovers

9 min read 2023-02-16 17:05:39

By Michael Lanza There are two immutable truths about backpacking in Glacier National Park. First, from its stirring landscape, where glaciers hang

12 min read 2023-01-24 17:00:56

By Michael Lanza Ah, the High Sierra. Yosemite. Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. The John Muir Wilderness and Ansel Adams Wilderness, Mount

7 min read 2023-01-18 17:00:03

By Michael Lanza Sometimes it can seem like everyone who’s ever carried a backpack through mountains somewhere wants to thru-hike the John Muir

7 min read 2023-01-18 17:00:03

By Michael Lanza Sometimes it can seem like everyone who’s ever carried a backpack through mountains somewhere wants to thru-hike the John Muir

7 min read 2023-01-18 17:00:03

By Michael Lanza Sometimes it can seem like everyone who’s ever carried a backpack through mountains somewhere wants to thru-hike the John Muir

7 min read 2023-01-18 17:00:03

By Michael Lanza Sometimes it can seem like everyone who’s ever carried a backpack through mountains somewhere wants to thru-hike the John Muir

10 min read 2023-01-04 17:23:00

By Michael Lanza Create a list of the attributes that constitute a great backpacking trip and the chances are very high that you will describe

9 min read 2022-12-12 17:25:00

By Michael Lanza How was your 2022? I hope you stayed healthy and got outdoors as much as possible with the people you care about—and you enjoyed

9 min read 2022-12-12 17:25:00

By Michael Lanza How was your 2022? I hope you stayed healthy and got outdoors as much as possible with the people you care about—and you enjoyed

10 min read 2022-12-05 00:27:04

By Michael Lanza Like moths to a flame—or perhaps pikas to talus—at some point, many serious backpackers will decide they must thru-hike the John

6 min read 2022-10-30 16:17:00

The first major Western national park I backpacked in was Yosemite. I wanted to begin exploring America’s big, iconic wilderness parks—and like a

6 min read 2022-10-30 16:17:00

The first major Western national park I backpacked in was Yosemite. I wanted to begin exploring America’s big, iconic wilderness parks—and like a