Trails Magazine Issue 4

With 92 pages of in-depth features covering a unique year on the PCT, backpacking in Ukraine, and more, Issue 4 of Trails Magazine is our biggest and easily the best issue yet.  Our "winter" issue is filled with stories of four-season adventures, backpacking recipes, large-format photography, illustrated trail maps, and the best adventure stories found anywhere, printed on 80-pound paper and with fewer ads than any magazine you'll find on grocery store shelves. Stories in Issue 4 include: A report from the backpacking community in Ukraine examining how war has impacted the country's outdoor recreation and how some Ukrainians are working to bring it back, One writer's quest to explore the private mountain ranges of West Texas,  A feature about the state of the majestic whitebark pine and how citizen scientists on the PCT are working to save it,  Reporting from the PCT following a record breaking snow year and an examination of whether or not a traditional thru-hike is really possible