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THE FIRST 70

By July 1, 2012, California plans to close 70 state parks. Gray Whale Cove State Park, Portola Redwoods State Park, Castle Rock State Park, and 67 other of the state’s 278 parks will close. Twenty percent of state park rangers and all seasonal lifeguards working state beaches will lose their jobs. All of …

Happy New Year 2012

Happy New Year 2012 From TheBackpackerTV Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials. This piece includes his short film on Gratitude and Happiness. Brother David Steindl’s spoken words, Gary …

Merry Christmas 2011

Wanted to wish everyone that visits TheBackpackerTV a fantastic Holiday Season. Also, a huge THANK YOU for all the support you have given us over the last 4 years. After relocating to Atlanta Ga this year, I have to say, I do miss the snow…..a little. Here’s a short clip …

Sunset over a mountain lake in the High Sierra

John Muir Trail Hike Florence to Edison Lake

Since 1991, Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides has shown thousands of people the beauty of the mountains and wild places in Yosemite Nat’l Park, the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Nat’l Parks, and the Eastern Sierra region. SYMG is a leader in the active travel and …

Discovery Along the Pacific Crest Trail

This amazing 20 minute documentary tells the story about Melissa Amacher and Justin Smith’s amazing journey on the Pacific Crest Trail. Their mission is simple: InspireOut encourages confidence, compassion, and environmental awareness using outdoor exploration as our muse. In 2010, we hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail, 2,663 miles from the border of …

Fog illuminated by sunlight, south of Cove Mountain Shelter in Pennsylvania.

The Appalachian Trail – National Geographic

Around four million people hike some segment of the trail each year. Whether or not you’ve made tracks there, you can still get an inside look at this American Treasure. There are around 260 trail shelters on the Appalachian Trail. The longest footbridge on the Appalachian Trail is the James …

The Smokies: Punished into Ecstasy

In the first week of April, 2011, I joined my older brother for a five-day trek along the Appalachian Trail through the Smokies. We were also joined by Ben’s two friends, Jason and Casey. What ensued was an adventure and a trial that included numerous physical meltdowns, one hellacious storm, …