The PCT traces the west coast of the U.S. over almost 2,700 miles. Our expert trail columnist reveals everything you need to know about what to pack, eat, and read, plus where to sleep and how to have ...

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As the summer of COVID-19 winds down, Shane Bertsch has seen something he would not have expected six months ago: Packed campgrounds and crowded hiking trails. “This has been the busiest camping ...

Thru hiking shoes are made for backpackers who take long multi-day hikes on extended trails, like the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) or Appalachian Trail (AT). These hikers carry everything they need on ...

In our long-running Strategist travel rubric, Steal My Vacation, we ask experts to tell us every detail about their all-time favorite adventures. But for this special feature, we’ve flipped the ...

One of the vexing questions of life with the coronavirus pandemic is trying to determine which places remain safe to visit. That’s even true for Oregon’s outdoors. The state’s largest ski areas have ...