Features from Magazine

Wheeling in the Wild

How I kept hiking, backpacking and exploring the wild places I love, with the assistance of a wheelchair | by Jenny Schmitz

A Vision for the Teanaway

How the Teanaway Community Forest will expand opportunities for hikers while boosting the recreation economy. | By Jessi Loerch

A Journey to an Adventurous Life

Three years ago, I was a city-dwelling, flatland Midwesterner who had only dreamed of an adventurous, traveling life. I had camped only once. In 2018, I slept outside for 50 nights. In all that time outside, I've found a strong connection to natural places — and the people I adventure with. | by Sarina Clark

Time for Self

In a period of turmoil, time outdoors was both respite and reawakening | by shon't savage

Behind the Scenes of Hiker Rally Day 2019

I'd been organizing WTA's Hiker Rally Day for months. But Hiker Rally Day 2019 didn't become real for me until I joined more than a hundred hiker advocates in Olympia on Feb. 19. | By Christina Hickman, WTA's advocacy associate

Science by the People

How hikers and other outdoor recreationists are helping scientists understand our changing world | by Crystal Atamian

Wild Weddings

How to rock a responsible outdoor ceremony on public lands | by Dawn Hammer

Work Hard, Hike Hard: WTA's Advocacy Director Is Living WTA's Mission

Andrea Imler is devoted to ensuring there are trails for everyone, forever — whether she’s in the office or on the trail.

App Builds a Natural Connection

Can an app actually bring kids closer to nature? | by Doug Parry

I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

by Bam Mendiola

Alpine Lakes High Camp Winter Season is Here

Spend a weekend exploring, skiing, biking and playing at this year-round hiker paradise| by Andrew Coghill

Leading the Way

After 25 years of our trail maintenance program, WTA's trail program continues to find creative ways to care for Washington's trails.