Adventures TRAILMIX
A small brook winds in and out of the meadow below Ostler peak and Amethyst Lake in Amethyst Basin, UT.
Peak Season BY KRISTIN SMITH These trails take you from the slopes of Mt. Rainier to the summit of Mt. Katahdin, wandering through the best wildflower blooms in the country and Alaska’s calving tidewater glaciers on the way.
24 Backpacker
| SUMMER 2022
P H OTO BY C O N O R BA R RY
The high country has finally melted out, the meadows are in full bloom, and the weather is warm. Time to tackle the hikes you dreamt about all year.
