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The beautiful thing about backpacking: You don't need expensive classes or years of experience to do it well. Whether you're into mountaintop views, starry nights, or heart-pumping ascents, all you ...

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ONTONAGON, MI -- Don’t let Michigan’s largest, wildest state park intimidate you out of a backpacking trip. The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park offers a beginning backpacking trip to ...

There are many reasons why backpacking across Asia is a fantastic option. This enormous, diverse continent provides a unique, inexpensive, and enlightening journey. If you’re a newbie to the ...

The Friends of the Dillon Ranger District is hosting a free beginner backpacking clinic Thursday, June 25, at the Patagonia store in Breckenridge. The event goes from 5-7 p.m. and will be led by local ...