by wilderness | Feb 20, 2015 | 2015 trips, Arizona, backpacking, camping, canyon country, car camping, Escalante, Glen Canyon, grand canyon, Hawaii Volcanoes, Leave No Trace, National Forests, North Kaibab, Utah, wilderness, wildfire
In just a few short weeks, the 2015 Wilderness Volunteers project season will kick off with a full trip to the Mojave. Get out of the cold and into the wilderness with projects across the southwest (and Hawaii), such as these projects on the Colorado Plateau:Moab...
by wilderness | Jan 31, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Boundary Waters, camping, Glacier National Park, hiking, photography, Photos from the Field, San Rafael Swell, trail maintenance, Utah, wild, wilderness
We’re pleased to announce the winning entries from the 2014 WV Photo Contest, sponsored by Mountainsmith, Sea to Summit, Crazy Creek and Ribz. We received more than 100 submissions, representing the majority of projects we had in the field in 2014. There were so...
by wilderness | Jul 31, 2014 | backpacking, meals
This new film by Backpacker’s Pantry makes the point that everyone welcomes a good hot meal in the outdoors, whatever their backpacking style:
by wilderness | Jun 13, 2014 | 2014 trips, backpacking, camping, hiking, history of wilderness, Idaho, Leave No Trace, Montana, restoration, wilderness
There are still spaces remaining on WV service projects in several outstanding wild places. Here are a few of the places that have spots available to give something back:Mission Mountains Wilderness, Montana, July 19 – 26Photo by Tammy Rinaldi, WV Service...
by wilderness | Jan 15, 2014 | 2013 trips, 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, camping, Canyonlands, La Sal Mountains, Manti-La Sal NF, Testimonial, trail work, Utah, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We recently caught up with Brian Murdock, the Recreation, Wilderness & Trails Manager for the Monticello/Moab ranger district of the Manti-La Sal National Forest to talk about our work in the Dark Canyon Wilderness; our next project there is May 11 –...
by wilderness | Jan 2, 2014 | backpacking, exercise, getting in shape
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are more people who do not engage in leisure-time physical activity than those who do.John Moeller getting ready for a projectThis year, resolve to be in your best shape ever. You’ll feel better,...
