In 2022, I quit my job to backpack through South America for 10 weeks with my partner. We visited 16 cities across eight countries, and even saw one of the Seven Wonders of the World. One of my ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Sleeping on the ground. Walking long distances on steep trails or no trails. Carrying heavy loads ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Ben Mesirow is an Echo Park native, who writes and edits TV, fiction, food, travel, and sports. If the ...

Nutritionist Joy Bauer visits Chef Joel Gamoran to prepare her Superfood Minestrone on Homemade Live!, Season Three, Episode Two ("Feel Good Feasts.") Joel graduated from the University of Connecticut ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — It’s an activity so popular that Dora the Explorer even had a song dedicated to it. Backpacking offers an opportunity to experience Missouri’s most secluded and untamed landscapes.

My algorithm never ceases to amaze me. I'm the furthest thing from a "backpacker." The thought of having to squish all of my essentials into one bag (I'm a maximalist) and stay in a hostel full of ...

Backpacking is one of the most exciting outdoor activities you can do. It’s like you go back in time. You may be a mountain man back in the wilderness on your own or an old explorer. It doesn’t matter ...

Backpacking sounds simple until you’re actually out there. A steep trail, sore shoulders, and the realization that you forgot something important can hit quickly. Most of what makes a trip work has ...