backcountry posts
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Sep 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: When it comes to giant ski resorts, it's difficult to top Powder Mountain in Utah. The already impressively sized resort added another 1000 acres this year, bringing its total to over 7000, which gives it the most skiable terrain of any resort in the U.S. The expansion means that resort now covers three mountains and offers 135 different runs, ensuring that there is something to ski for every ...
by Jason Heflin (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Aug 30th, 2010 at 9:56AM: Last week we reviewed the Kelty Gunnison 2.1 tent. This versatile back woods shelter works equally well at a full-service campground as it does on a lightweight backpacking excursion. We're hooking-up one lucky Gadling reader with a Gunnison 2.1 of their own. That's right, it's time for a tent upgrade.
The Gunnison 2.1 is a two-person shelter that sets up quickly, and keeps occupants dry in ...
by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Jun 12th, 2009 at 7:00PM: It's Aloha Friday as they say here on the islands -- and a very special Friday at that! Today marks the beginning of the 62nd annual King Kamehameha Day festivities in Hawaii, so you can count on me enjoying the parade, draping ceremony, fun, and sun that lasts through the weekend. Here are some other cool "happenings" going on in the travel blogosphere to jump start your weekend:
The ...
by Catherine Bodry (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Aug 14th, 2007 at 1:45PM:
There are a few ways to experience Denali National Park and Preserve. One is to arrive like a rajah on the second floor of a domed rail car or lofty motor coach, and stay at one of the plush corporate lodges. From there you can book a number of excursions that include flight seeing, river rafting, and guided hikes and tours. Or you can arrive independent of commercial companies, bus into the ...
by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (6 years ago)
Apr 14th, 2006 at 10:51AM: Sure, we're reaching the end of the ski season and
people are now thinking more about climbing and paddling and hiking and whatever. But I'm having a hard time saying
good-bye. It was a slim ski season for me. I got in a few days in Utah this year, but not nearly the amount of skiing I
normally get...which probably has a lot to do with living in New York City, not exactly the ski capitol of the ...
by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) (6 years ago)
Mar 1st, 2006 at 6:13PM: My, it has been an odd winter here on the East Coast. We went from a long series of delightfully warm days in the
coldest of months (Dec/Jan), to a monster snowstorm that lasted for a mere day and then whose snows disappeared like
the clouds that brought them. Now, while it's chilly, it is still quite warm given the season. A sign of
global warming? The apocalypse? That Tom and Katie are ...