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Photo Essays
Galleries of photographs featuring a lightweight backpacking trek and annotated in the first person, with insight into the author's experiences, equipment, and route.
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Weekend Wanderings in West Texas: Photo Essay
Saved by the Guadalupe Mountains, the author learns to live in West Texas and begins to enjoy the area with weekend visits to the mountains.
Packrafting the Smith River Canyon
Eight packrafters spend four days floating sixty miles in one of Montana’s most remote and inaccessible river canyons.
Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: Trekking the Olympic Range (Photo Essay)
Boy Scouts tackle the Olympic range – from rainforest to snowy divide – in lightweight style.
Rambling the High Sierra
There are so many ways to navigate through the Sierras – why not try them all?
Wilderness Trekking School – Ultralight Boot Camp Photo Essay
The ultralight boot camp is exactly like it sounds; it prepares you to meet unexpected challenges in the wilderness. Plus it’s a lot of fun and the scenery is stunning.
2013 Photo Contest Winners!
After receiving some stunning photos, our judges have chosen the best. Grab a seat and relive the experience.
Backpacking Light 2013 Photo Contest – Part 1, Information for Entrants
Submit your best shots from 2013!
In 10 Days across Switzerland
Absolutely Stunning! This photo essay will take you over 14 mountain passes through one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
Off-trail in the Teton Wilderness – Take 2
Grizzly Bears! Mountain Goats! Elk! With a clear conscience the author returns to conquer this vast wilderness.