Expedition Prep

6 Tips for Planning a U.S. National Park Road Trip

Lightweight backpacking has a lot of advantages. You can travel further with the same amount of effort, and less wear on your body. It also requires extra planning and preparation.

4 Unusual Ingredients to Enhance Any Backcountry Recipe

Trash Stinks: Backcountry Waste Disposal

See the basic food types you need to stay healthy, well-fed, and hydrated so you have good nutrition on your next backpacking trip.

The Backpack: Home Away from Home

Photo essay on paddling and backpacking in Alaska's Brooks Range

My Alaska

New Frontiers: From the Netherlands to Alaska

The Alps Don’t Have Everything: My Decision to Take an Outdoor Educator Course

Brooks Range Prayer photo essay

During her NOLS Gap Year before college, Lydia gains the skills she needs to excel in college and life.

Patagonia Year stories

Are You Ready to Lead in the Outdoors?

Leadership in the Wilderness: The First Darden/NOLS Course

New Robertson Scholars Leadership Expedition Video

Imagine your 2014 summer

'An amazing experience'

Sharing a Love for the Outdoors: Debi and Scott Flora

Drumroll, please ...

Pacific Northwest North Coast & Cascades Science Learning Network: Glaciers!

Justine Frantz: Scholarship Student Steps Up

Sierra Nevada College Students Go Deep… Into the Canyons

A student from the Archer School for Girls share stories from her expedition in Washington state