We’ve teamed up with Italian brand AKU this month to give you the chance to win their latest offering for 2026 – the Adapta Lite GTX Hiking Boots. Built for fast and light mountain missions – from what we’ve seen so far, there’s a lot to like here. The AKU Adapta Lite GTX boots are
Wesley Littlefield 07.15.26 It used to be that we only had a few options for high quality fishing baskets. Now that is not the case. I have used several brands for bank and kayak fishing over the years. The newest is the Plano GoNow Fishing Crate. I have fished with it throughout the spring and
Published on July 15, 2026 08:03 am The night before Mike Wardian set out on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Teva athlete’s home was a “madhouse” of hiking gear. he told backpacker They planned to set out on their FKT attempt at sharp 6am the next morning, July 7. However, this is not your
Okuma has updated its low-profile line counter reels this year with a new model of the Okuma Cold Water SS A Series low-profile line counter reels. Built for salmon fishing in the cold waters of the Columbia River and Pacific Northwest, this line counter reel is built around a stainless steel gear system, featuring stainless
Published on July 15, 2026 05:12 am This spring, Matthew WappetA professor at Utah State University completed a 16-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. After returning to his home in Logan, Utah, the 53-year-old Weppet began experiencing painful flu-like symptoms, which ultimately led to him being hospitalized on June 6. She is one of
Traveling the Logging Roads of Washington State in my rig, It can be easy to lose your way. That’s why I’ve now made the GMRS walkie-talkie a standard part of the kit, and most recently, I’ve been using the Cobra Trailblazer 450 to keep in touch with trail partners on my off-road overnights. Just last
For more than a century, the 1906 Antiquities Act has given the President extraordinary power over public lands. With a quick stroke of the pen, the President can create a national monument on federal lands to protect historic sites or structures. Since the bill was passed, 18 presidents have created 168 national monuments, but in
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was already having a bad year. President Donald Trump signed in April HJ Res. 140Overturned a 20-year-old rule that protected 225,504 acres of the Superior National Forest from mineral and geothermal leasing. The decision reopened surrounding national forest lands to potential mineral development. Now, wildfire has completely closed the
Isle Royale’s Three Mile and Duncan Narrows campgrounds remain closed until at least the end of the month as the park service tries to scare away wolves that have begun approaching visitors. listen to this articleHear A wolf carries a dry bag in Isle Royale National Park in a trail cam image shared by the
A California landscape artist hiking the iconic path with his art materials in his bag. Every day, he stops and paints another picture of an iconic scene, breathtaking wild flower, or beautiful forest. listen to this articleHear Kevin Gleason painting the Pacific Crest Trail this summer (Photo: Kevin Gleeson) Published July 14, 2026 02:12 pm