The remains of a 66-year-old hiker who went missing in the Idaho backcountry seven years ago have been found, authorities said Monday. Jack Thomas disappeared in June 2016 while hiking near the ...

Backpackers head back to the trailhead after an overnight trip with College of Southern Idaho’s Outdoor Recreation Center on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Sun Valley ...

Backpacking is one of the most exciting outdoor activities you can do. It’s like you go back in time. You may be a mountain man back in the wilderness on your own or an old explorer. It doesn’t matter ...

Theoretically, I guess you can backpack year-round. I’ve backpacked from May on into September, backpacked into the mountains to hunt September to November and even winter camped in January or ...

The Idaho Centennial Trail is easily Idaho’s most difficult hike. Parts of the trail, which stretches from Idaho’s southern border with Nevada to its northern border with Canada, have vanished ...

Looking for an adventure? If you’re a fan of hiking and car camping, backpacking could be a logical next step. It’s a bit of a change from driving into a campsite — for starters, you’ll have to be ...

SAGLE, Idaho — Spring has arrived, and as it gets sunnier outside, you'll maybe want to take advantage of the beautiful weather. The Idaho Trails Association is offering you the opportunity to do just ...

I wrote the Backpacking 101 article a couple of weeks ago and it made me want to go backpacking. I had to hurry because hunting season was right around the corner. Dove season hit Sept. 1, I have an ...

We stashed one vehicle at our finish line, the Bechler Ranger Station near the Wyoming-Idaho border, the night before we started backpacking. We drove the other vehicle into the West Entrance of ...

Backpacking is one of the most exciting outdoor activities you can do. It’s like you go back in time. You may be a mountain man back in the wilderness on your own or an old explorer. It doesn’t matter ...