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Onigiri has all the amenities for great trail food. Here’s how to make one for your next hike. (Photo: Ploykar via Getty Images) Published on June 28, 2026 08:05 am For a meal to meet a traveler’s needs, it needs to check a few boxes: It must be packable and easy to eat on the
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Making a living writing about hiking sounds like a backpacker’s dream. But Maggie Slepian writes that it’s impossible to bring money into your favorite pastime without changing the way you experience it. Ooh Ahh Point of the Grand Canyon on the Arizona Trail (Photo: Benjamin Klinger/iStock via Getty) Updated June 26, 2026 12:09 pm Dawn
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Do you need a new backpack for your next hiking adventure? look no further. We’ve teamed up with Osprey to give you the chance to win one of their newly updated Kestrel (men’s version) or Kyte (women’s version) LT backpacks. The ‘LT’ here stands for lightweight, a new offering from US brand Osprey for 2026.
We’ve long been fans of the Keynes Targhee range, especially their Targhee IV Boot who keeps his place with us ‘Best walking shoes’ Round-up for several years now. However, this Targi Apex is the latest evolution of Keen’s popular model, offering the same dependable performance in a lighter and more agile package. I’ve been testing
Published June 25, 2026 12:37 pm I’m a sucker for an epic, difficult-to-plan backpacking route. I get a kind of thrill from completing a journey that most people would find difficult or overly complicated. Many backpackers can probably relate to this. That’s why rim-to-rim hiking across the Grand Canyon appealed to me. Not only was
Published on June 24, 2026 04:00 am Go on a hike of any level of difficulty, and you’ll see people wearing everything from minimal trail running shoes to heavy boots. It’s easy to wonder what type of shoes are better for hiking. Trail runners and daily hikers travel over much the same terrain. We’re all