Realizing that there really wasn’t a good map of the backcountry, Conant began to explore the idea of creating his own map. “It was the perfect opportunity to blend two of my passions: backpacking and ...

Safety during this winter season is a top priority for the adventurers and developers at onX, and this season, they are giving you the opportunity to pay less for their best memberships. The onX ...

This wasn’t what I was expecting to hear from the campground host at Kalaloch, a popular beach on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, when I asked about open campsites. He laughed, turned his ...

There are a few different flavors of wilderness camping. Most often, the term refers to simply camping in the backcountry. That means camping in a place that you have to hike at least a mile or more ...

Dear celestial navigation enthusiasts, Into the Wild Emile Hirsch and those who study the ancient art of folding and unfolding maps... Look away. Everyone else, meet Natural Atlas: a new ...

There aren’t many corners of the world left untouched by humanity. Recent research has highlighted that just 23 percent of the planet’s land surface (excluding Antarctica) and 13 percent of the ocean ...

•"Hiking the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness," by Mort Arkava, details 48 hikes with the accuracy of a man who has hiked them all. The book includes only three photos and the maps are weak, but it's the ...