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American Classic: The Teton Crest Trail
That first full day was a hard one. We had hiked less than an hour into the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park the night before, camping in the dense forest surrounding Phelps Lake, where we saw...
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Michael, Do you think Paintbrush Divide would be passable in late June… around June 23rd? Would snow equipment like crampons or ice axes be required? Vince (submitted as a comment on the story at...
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Michael, Do you think Paintbrush Divide would be passable in late June… around June 23rd? Would snow equipment like crampons or ice axes be required? Vince (submitted as a comment on the story at...
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Ask Me: Backpacking the Teton Crest Trail
[Note: I received the following three similar inquiries from readers.] Michael, Thank you for making something so useful as thebigoutside.com. The website is not only a great resource for useful...
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5 Perfect National Park Backpacking Trips for Beginners
By Michael Lanza So you’re a notice backpacker, or you have kids you want to take on a relatively easy backpacking trip—and you want to sample the best scenery, trails, and backcountry campsites that...
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The Best Beginner Backpacking Trip in Grand Teton National Park
By Michael Lanza As we backpacked up Paintbrush Canyon on the first day of a three-day family hike on the nearly 20-mile loop of Paintbrush and Cascade canyons in Grand Teton National Park, I kept a...
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Photo Gallery: Backpacking the Teton Crest Trail
By Michael Lanza As we hiked up the North Fork of Cascade Canyon on the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park, moments after the path emerged from the forest into a meadow strewn with...
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A Wonderful Obsession: Backpacking the Teton Crest Trail
By Michael Lanza Wildflowers bloom in colorful abundance, vast fields of lupine, columbine, and geraniums as we hike the steeper switchbacks in upper Death Canyon to reach Fox Creek Pass, at nearly...
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The 5 Best Backpacking Trips in Grand Teton National Park
By Michael Lanza Here’s a truth I’ve learned from more than 20 visits to the Tetons since my first backpacking trip on the Teton Crest Trail almost three decades ago: That incomparable, jagged skyline...
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America’s Top 10 Best Backpacking Trips
By Michael Lanza What makes for a great backpacking trip? Certainly top-shelf scenery is mandatory. An element of adventurousness enhances a hike, in my eyes. While there’s definitely something...
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The 10 Best National Park Backpacking Trips
By Michael Lanza Olympic, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Glacier, Zion, Grand Teton, Mount Rainier, Canyonlands, Sequoia, Great Smoky Mountains. To backpackers, these names read like a list of America’s...
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10 Great, Big Dayhikes in the Tetons
By Michael Lanza The Tetons stand out for many reasons, most of all that iconic skyline of jagged peaks and spires that invites comparisons to cathedrals—although these cathedrals reach over 12,000...
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