Easy Riding is Boring—Long Live Hard Trails
‘Tis but an hour past dark and the rain that began moments ago is already turning to snain on its way to becoming snow. Three or four inches in...
Read more‘Tis but an hour past dark and the rain that began moments ago is already turning to snain on its way to becoming snow. Three or four inches in...
Read moreDylan Tomine is one of them. A steelheader. A fly fisherman obsessed with pursuing steelhead trout, the ocean-going form of the rainbow trout. He ...
Read moreA giant rockfall has forever changed what’s arguably the world’s most famous natural skyline — the iconic Cathedral Group view of the Grand Teton...
Read moreOn February 22, Aleksander Doba made the last few strides to the top of Kilimanjaro, a pleased 74-year-old man, waving to fellow climbers with hi...
Read moreCapitol Reef National Park, in Utah, is, even amidst the seemingly endless red rock landscape of the Southwest, a universe unto itself. Green vall...
Read moreRegardless of your choice of outdoor pleasure, nothing MacGyvers better than duct tape. We all know the silvery salvation is a must-have for any ...
Read moreEditors note: this piece was originally written with surfers in mind but really, it applies to any outdoors activity where fashion plays a part o...
Read moreIf you haven’t read my treatise on why boots are the vastly, inarguably superior option over trail runners, maybe start there (or listen, here). T...
Read moreIn May, 1963, Jim Whittaker summited Everest from the South Col, becoming the first American to reach the highest point in the world. But later th...
Read moreDr. Suess titled one of his books Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Such a great title, isn’t it? Totally worthy of the exclamation mark. It captures the...
Read more6,600 feet up a mountain in a small wood box, three hours by foot from the nearest dirt road, the rest of the world a million miles away, no conve...
Read moreSo is hiking. So is camping. So is skiing, surfing, rafting, catch and release fishing, trail running, mountain biking. And that's what makes thos...
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