Articles

Michael Lanza
Writer-Photographer

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Articles

Winner, 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Backpacker's Sept. 2007 issue, which included the first two stories below.

Ghosts of Glacier: The park's rivers of ice have flowed for 7,000 years; they'll be gone in 30

Mountains and glaciers global warming coverage

Thunder on the Mountain: Record floods ravage Mt. Rainier National Park

Still Buzzing: An avid skier goes snowmobiling in Yellowstone to find out what the big stink is over these infernal machines

Speed Freak: Profile of speed hiker Ted "Cave Dog" Keizer

Deep Space—Backpacking into the Grand Canyon

Miracle-Gro National Park—Backpacking in Olympic

Secret Hikes of the Classic Parks

John Muir Trail

Backpacking skills feature

Appalachian Trail skills

Lost Trails

Into the Perfect Storm

Grizzly bears

Home of the Giants—Trekking Norway's Jotunheimen National Park

Life's Short—Hike More: Life List Adventures

Died and Gone to New Zealand

Live Earth—Adventuring in Iceland

Breath Taking—Trail running inn-to-inn across Marin County

Higher Calling—Outdoor multi-sporting in Spain's little-known Valencia region

The World's Best (Unknown) Treks

Hells Canyon

Grand Teton National Park

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