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Dayhikes are wonderful, but you’ve decided to make the leap and sleep outside. No car, no campground, just you, your hiking partner, and a tent. Here’s how to pull off your first backpacking trip without a hitch.

Where to get tender smoked brisket, fall-off-the-bone ribs, and scrumptious sides in Portland, and beyond.

Jorts, Hawaiian shirts, sandals—we’re frolicking

Backpacker's experts reviewed the best backpacking tents for 2022. Here are our top picks for all styles of camping and backpacking.

A comfortable carry comes down to finding your perfect rucksack.

You don’t have to learn the hard way, because we already did.

A rib-sticking trail dinner and a breathable active insulation layer highlight this month’s picks.

These filtration systems will keep you from becoming high and dry in the backcountry.

Benjamin Tepler is a senior editor at Portland Monthly magazine in Portland, Oregon. The wilderness is his one true love, but he devotes many of his waking hours to thinking critically about pizza, canelés, and chocolate babka. To counterbalance his high-calorie diet, Benjamin spends his free time climbing Oregon’s various peaks.

From Multnomah Village to Kerns to Mt. Tabor, find super-fresh sushi, quesabirria tacos, hand-pulled noodles, and more at the best carts in the Rose City.