Calculating Calories: How Much Food To Take Backpacking

How Much Food Should I Take Backpacking? This will depend on your metabolism and how active you're being during your trip, but just for a...

Coyote Gulch Hiking & Backpacking Guide

Coyote Gulch is an amazing beautiful canyon in the Grand Staircase-Escalante desert in Utah. It's a popular destination for backpackers and day hikers due...

Paria Canyon Backpacking Guide

If you like mud, rivers, slot canyons, awesome rock formations, and a vastly varied beautiful landscape, then this trip is for you! Paria Canyon...

Guide to Visiting Death Valley

Foreboding, desolate, isolated, and brutally beautiful; Death Valley in the largest national part in the continental US at 140 miles long and 15 miles...

3-Day Vegetarian Backpacking Meal Plan Ideas

There are so many different options for backpacking foods and meal plans - less so if you're a vegetarian like me, but there are...

How Much Water Do You Need When Hiking or Backpacking?

Being properly hydrated when hiking or backpacking is not only vitally important for your health, but for your enjoyment as well. Dehydration can lead...

The Ultimate Havasu Falls Guide to Backpacking & Camping

As of 2022, Havasupai is still closed to visitors due to COVID Planning Your Trip to Havasu Falls and The Havasupai Reservation Havasu Falls and the...

The 5 Breathtaking Waterfalls of Havasupai

Havasupai is a magical land marked by amazingly beautiful turquoise blue waters and brilliant red rock faces. Traveling to these waterfalls in Havasu Canyon...

Backpacking Permits for Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch

Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch is a beautiful stretch of desert spanning from Utah to Arizona. The Canyon has towering walls (most famously Buckskin...

Hiking to Dewey Point via The McGurk Meadow Trail

Dewey Point is considered to be one of the best views in Yosemite. It's a breathtaking precipice, with visibility for miles and providing an...

How to Get Permits for the John Muir Trail

The John Muir Trail is a life long dream for many hikers. With incredible views and challenging terrain, hiking this 213 mile trail can...

Backpacking/ Hiking to Big Pine Lakes (via North Fork of Big...

The North Fork Trail of Big Pine Creek to the 7 alpine Big Pine Lakes is definitely one of the prettiest and best hikes...

How to Get a Zion Narrows Permit

Overnight backpacking permits for the Zion Narrows are like gold - they are incredibly hard to get and go very quickly once they become...

How to Get a Permit for Havasupai

As of 2022, Havasupai is still closed to visitors due to COVID How Do I Get A Hiking or Camping Permit For Havasupai and Havasu...

Backpacking Guide for Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon Loop

The Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon loop is one of the few backpacking trails in Death Valley that is actually a "trail". The majority...