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			A backpacker hiking the Dawson Pass Trail above Pitamakan Pass in Glacier National Park.		

		

							

							
The Best Ultralight Backpacks of 2026
						

					

		

			Backpackers at night with headlamps in a campsite in the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park.		

		

							

							
The Best Headlamps of 2026
						

					

		

			A backpacker in Matterhorn Canyon, Yosemite National Park.		

		

							

							
Backpacking Yosemite: What You Need to Know
						

					

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