HIKING & CAMPING

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Officials have closed part of the Appalachian Trail to camping due to reports of aggressive bears approaching hikers, following several similar closures over the past few years. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy announced on

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Since their introduction in the early days of the Covid pandemic, timed entry reservations at national parks have been a controversial topic among visitors. Some have lauded how reservations have cut down on

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Rescue crews retrieved a missing teenage hiker in Glacier National Park on Monday after a helicopter picked up his heat signature, the National Park Service says. Matthew Read, 19, had last been heard

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Out Alive is a podcast about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Check out more seasons and episodes here. This episode contains graphic content that may not be suitable for all listeners.  Join us

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Naturalist and Alaskan wildlife guide Brad Josephs recently shared what he calls “the longest, most intense bear interaction I have ever witnessed in my 25 years of guiding on the Alaska peninsula” on

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. At about 4:30 PM on Sunday, a patrolling law enforcement ranger came across an unexpected sight: Olympic National Park’s Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, engulfed in flames, just weeks before the popular spot was

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. In profile, the tip of Cape Falcon looks like a long, crooked finger dipping into the Pacific. From the coastal rainforest 200 feet above, it slopes down to sea level, hemlock and spruce

Share with your friends! One of the biggest challenges when working remotely and traveling is staying productive at your job. Having a remote job while you travel offers an amazing amount of freedom and flexibility, but it also requires dedication and discipline. After all, one of the best things about the remote lifestyle is being

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. In recent years, there’s been a long overdue push for more inclusive sizing in outdoor apparel and equipment. Today, the results of that effort are obvious. Brands like Outdoor Research and Eddie Bauer

Share with your friends! Are you planning a backpacking trip and feeling overwhelmed with figuring out what gear and supplies you need to bring? Don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ll share our ultimate 3-day backpacking checklist (tailored for women) to help ensure you have everything you need for a

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A hiker who went missing from her campsite on the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut last Wednesday has reappeared alive and well, authorities say. Marta Renee Bowen, a 60-year-old physician from Durham, North Carolina,

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Summer trips get all the hype. Sure, the weather’s great and school is out, but you don’t have to wait until June, July, or August for a hike worth remembering all year. Our

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Do you dream about hitting the trail for a long—really long—hike? In Ask a Thru-Hiker, record-setting long-distance hiker Liz “Snorkel” Thomas answers your burning questions about how to do it. Dear Snorkel, Thru-hiking is

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. On Sunday, mercury rose to the first triple digit temperatures of the season in Phoenix. This weekend’s 102°F day comes a full month earlier than usual. Triple-digit temperatures are not uncommon in Arizona,

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. About a year ago, amid the throes of an existential crisis, I signed myself up for a three-day silent meditation retreat. It sucked. It also changed the way I interact with the natural

Each spring, eager northbound thru-hikers arrive at the small town of Campo on the United States-Mexico border in Southern California. By now, they’ve likely weighed, tested, and packed each piece of gear they’ll carry with them on the 2,650-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Each selected item has passed a rigorous evaluation, including the