The Magazine of The Sierra Club
First-Time Backpacking Basics
What you need to take your hiking to the next level
Fat Girls Hiking: The Movement—and New Book—to Prioritize "Trails, Not Scales"
Founder and author Summer Michaud-Skog opens up to Sierra
What You Don’t Know About Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks
Inside the movement to enhance this aspect of interpretive cultural history
8 Ways to Responsibly Rock Down
Strict animal welfare standards lend these items sustainability cred
B Corps That Get You Outdoors
Check out brands that support the environment, labor rights, and your adventurous lifestyle
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adventure
The Trailhead at the Water’s Edge
The Lake Tahoe Water Trail offers adventurers slick mileage
Five Items That Reincarnate Plastic Bottles Into Outdoor Gear
How to adventure AND keep plastic out of landfills and waterways
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buyers' guide
One Instagrammer’s Quest for a More Inclusive Outdoor Community
“Unlikely Hikers” busts up notions of who belongs in the wilderness
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hiking
Are You Going to Eat That?
Chefs give food scraps new life at the center of the plate
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food and drink
