Hiking Upper & Lower Jackass Lake
This is an absolutely beautiful hike with astounding views of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The name Jackass Lake comes from when congress sent the...
Essential Backpacking Gear Checklist
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Essential Backpacking Gear For Any Location
This is your standard essential gear that will always be with you on every...
How To Get A Permit For Half Dome Cables
Getting a permit for the Half Dome cables in Yosemite is like winning the lottery - literally!... It uses a permit lottery system rather...
Free Camping: How to Find Public Land for Dispersed Camping
Finding free campsites on public land is no easy task. Most campgrounds will give you a few square feet of your own space buttressed...
Hiking Taft Point to Sentinel Dome Loop
Taft Point and Sentinel Dome are two prominent landmarks along the south rim which boarders Glacier Point Road. You can visit each point or...
Buckskin Gulch Hiking & Backpacking Guide
Hiking through Buckskin Gulch is an awe-inspiring, humbling, incredible, religious experience in one of nature's most beautiful cathedrals. This is a 14-mile trek through...
8 Best Things to Do in The Valley of Fire, NV
The Valley of Fire is a really cool little state park full of fascinating rock formations and vistas just outside Las Vegas. The biggest...
Burkhart Trail to Cooper Canyon Falls
Cooper Canyon Falls is a pretty nice hike by Southern California standards that flows year round and roars in April/May from snow run off....
How To Get a Permit For The Wave
The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in Coyote Buttes North (not to be confused with South) in Arizona. Marked by its bright...
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch on Route 66
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch is a delightful roadside attraction on old Route 66 in southern California. It's wonderfully weird and very much worth a...
The Big Trees Trail
The park services didn't exactly think outside the box much when naming this trail. It's not much of a hike, but it is a...
Outdoor Ethics & The Principles of Leave No Trace, Leave No...
The Best Environmental Practices To Reduce Your Impact
When enjoying and adventuring in the outdoors there is a set of standards and ethics that are...
Havasu Falls Hiking Tips
Hiking to Havasu Falls was one of the most amazing backpacking trips I've ever been on. It's one of my favorite places on the...
Hiking to Yost / Fern Lakes, Inyo National Forest
This is a short but difficult hike to two beautiful lakes in the Sierra Mountains in Inyo National Forest. Yost and Fern lakes sit...
West Fork Oak Creek Hiking & Backpacking Guide
The West Fork of Oak Creek trail was one of our favorites in Sedona. It's a hike through a beautiful gorge which follows along...