The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Out and Proud in the Backcountry
NOLS’s all-LGBTQ expedition provides a safe space for queer outdoor adventurers
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Destination Fire Tower: 6 Great Hikes
How to enjoy some of America’s top lookout views
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On Scaling a Historic Fire Tower in Washington's North Cascades
The allure and romance of remote, one-room mountaintop cabins
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Kevan Chandler Travels by Pack, Bending the Rules of Accessibility
An adventurer finds a way to leave his wheelchair behind
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Triple Amputee Todd Love Climbs Mountains With Help From Friends
A veteran and his fellow marines rediscover the joy of a shared mission
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For This Outdoor Drag Queen, the Trail Is a Runway
Instagram star Pattie Gonia celebrates self-acceptance in the backcountry
An Offering to History on the Mississippi Mound Trail
A writer explores the blues and her ancestry
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Few Hikers Do the Pacific Northwest Trail. Should It Stay That Way?
Conservationists worry about impacts on the Yaak Valley and its grizzlies
Finding a Giant's Heart Atop Colorado's Horsetooth Mountain
A nontraditional hiker climbs a mountain out of spite
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Yosemite's Accidental Wilderness
Hetchy Hetchy Valley is a stain on the map of American environmentalism—and an oasis of solitude
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