Places

The world is full of beautiful, inspiring places. Discover stories about some of them here, whether they lie in your backyard or beyond.

Rae Lakes Film (Documentary / Video)

Nov 17, 2017 by chris smead

Chris and Muzzy go to Rae Lakes (film!) during the High Sierra’s most biggest snow season on record! Arg! What about their marriage?

Escalante Packrafting and Technical Canyoneering

Nov 14, 2017 by Kevin Fletcher

Packrafting and canyoneering in Escalante multiple activities on the same expedition.

Along the Lewis and Clark Trail with Buck Nelson

Jun 16, 2017 by Jörgen Johansson

Adventurer and author Buck Nelson reflects on his incredible adventure on the famed Lewis and Clark Trail – a grand western adventure!

Alcove (Film)

May 22, 2017 by Ryan Jordan

Alcove is a story about a backpacking trip that Chris Smead and Ryan Jordan took during the Spring of 2017. It explores Chris’s perspective on doing something different than what he’s used to – hiking in remote canyons on the Colorado Plateau.

Hiking Big Bend National Park: Outer Mountain Loop

May 19, 2017 by Luke Schmidt

Hiking Big Bend National Park’s Outer Mountain Loop gave the author an opportunity to get out and see deserts and mountains on the same route.

Packrafting Southwest Alaska: Togiak NWR and Wood-Tikchik SP

Mar 28, 2017 by Jonathan Friedman

Morry Steinbach, Vince Jajuga, and I completed a trip packrafting Southwest Alaska from Heart Lake in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge to Tikchik Lake in Wood-Tikchik State Park from July 29-August 5, 2016. We ran Milk Creek, paddled Chikuminuk Lake, and backpacked into the Tikchik River which we floated to Tikchik Lake. We covered approximately 82 miles (132.0 km) total over seven days of packrafting and backpacking.