Camping 101: Summer is Here and It’s About to Get Crazy

Pandemic-driven newbies are inundating popular trails and campsites. Here’s how to coexist peacefully.

Photo by Brooks Rice on Unsplash

Last year, photos of Max Patch, a grassy meadow on the Appalachian Trail, set off gasps of shock from experienced hikers. Trash was strewn everywhere. Discarded beer bottles, tents and bedding…