Accessible Wilderness
I follow an Appalachian Trail group on Facebook, and a few days ago, there was a post from...
Backpacking with Children
I was reading a piece by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about priorities as related to Parsha Matot-Masei, where he...
Water Crossings
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was started well before the tragic drowning and ensuing images of the father and...
A Green Shavuot Call to Action
Shavuot, as we mentioned in a previous post, celebrates the end of the counting of the Omer period...
Tasty Bite: Kosher, Vegetarian, Trail Perfect Brand
I couldn’t have done the John Muir Trail without Tasty Bite. I’ve done long hikes with nothing but...
Memorial Day Weekend in Gulf Hagas
In a year's time, Memorial Day will come around. New names will be on our lists that we read. The war rages on, little changes. And that's how life is between Memorial Days, even punctuated by soul inspiring dips into the raw parts of Creation. It's just like humankind's relationship to our Creator.Unresolved.
Lag B’Omer: The Perfect Wilderness Holiday
Let’s face it, most of the fun parts of the Lag B’Omer holiday are rooted in the aggagic...
Retired and Elderly in the Outdoors
Parsha Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1 – 20:27 To focus on one line from this week’s parsha, which contains “The...
The Israel National Trail
In honor of Yom Ha’Atzma’ut this week, The Kosher Backpacker is proud to present an overview guide and...