Features from Magazine

Balancing outdoor access with the environmental footprint of outdoor gear

WTA's gear library undoubtedly helps people get outside. At the same time, we recognize that the production of outdoor gear has an environmental cost that we work to understand and mitigate. By Mandy Kwan

1 year, 1 trail, 12 hikes

Visiting the same trail every month helped me find calm and stability in a particularly challenging year | By McKenna Princing

From accident to wheelchair accessibility advocate — a journey back to nature

Ian Mackay is using his experience to help others with limited mobility enjoy time on trail. By Jessi Loerch

Find the perfect backpacking pillow

For a modest weight, the right backpacking pillow can help you sleep better and wake ready to cover more miles. By Sandra Saathof

Why WTA Is the Best Place I’ve Ever Worked

Trail work is something we do. Connection is what we’re about. By Liza Noworyta

A good idea and hard work

How old-school organizing and a fierce determination to connect hikers laid the foundation for WTA starting in 1966. By Jessi Loerch and Victoria Obermeyer

Keeping the Pacific Crest Wild

The Pacific Crest Trail is home to some of the finest wilderness areas in the U.S. — and they need your help. By Joseph Gonzalez

How to keep your food safe when backpacking

Protecting your food is important for you — and for wildlife. | By Sandra Saathoff

Keep it clean in the backcountry

Whether it’s pee, poop or periods, having good hygiene will make your time outside more fun and can even keep you safe.

Seattle Mountain Rescue is there to help when things go wrong

Seattle Mountain Rescue volunteers have been helping hikers and other people who love the outdoors for decades. | By Tiffany Chou

How pack llamas are helping hikers with Parkinson's return to trail

When a lifelong hiker was diagnosed with the disease, he found a way to keep getting outside. And he helped others do the same. By Chloe Ferrone

Trip reports for the soul: How writing trip reports shifted my entire perspective

I made a goal to write 100 trip reports in a year. I didn’t expect it to change the way I thought about hiking. | By Tiffany Chou