Are you planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park but aren’t sure where to stay? If you’re looking for spacious, budget-friendly accommodations, staying in an Airbnb can be a great option! Unlike hotels, staying in a rental home allows you to cook your meals and travel with bigger groups. If lodging inside the park is
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Photo By Tim Nicol Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Winter Meets Spring” by Tim Nicol. Location: Republic, Washington. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Since the pandemic began, people have been taking to the US’s national parks in droves, searching for a safe vacation in the face of travel restrictions and cruise outbreaks. And while travelers generally stayed in parks closer to home in 2020, 2021 saw
Oregon’s Crater Lake is gorgeous during the short summers, but in winter, when most of the roads close and turn into snowshoe trails, it’s even better. Last year, I took a friend here to snowshoe the West Rim as his first backpacking trip. We knew it would be a full-on fourth-season outing from the start:
On the surface, cheese may not seem like an ideal backpacking food. After all, it needs refrigeration, which isn’t something that’s usually readily available in the backcountry. But it has certain advantages. It’s fatty, meaning it packs a ton of calories into just a few bites. More importantly, it tastes delicious, and when you’re choking
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. On Saturday, January 8, Drake Overseen, 35, and Hannah Nash, 25, of Colorado Springs were killed in an avalanche near Hoosier Pass, about 20 minutes outside the ski town of Breckenridge. The couple had been snowshoeing with their dog, Valerie, that morning when
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. When was the last time you planned a backpacking trip without a computer, phone, or GPS unit? Think hard. Unless you’re a dedicated old-schooler, it probably wasn’t recently. If your map skills are rusty, it’s time to brush up. Maps and compasses are
Home » News » 2 Weeks Until the 2022 Olympics: What You Need to Know About the Winter Games Looking forward to seeing the créme de la créme compete on ice, snow, rink, and mountain? Here’s a full guide to how and what to watch at the 2022 Winter Olympics. In 2 weeks, athletes from
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Wondering if your cardiovascular fitness is holding you back from peak hiking performance? A step test is an excellent way to measure cardiovascular endurance. The YMCA three-minute step test measures how effectively your heart recovers after performing three minutes of step-ups to a
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Imagine this: You’re traversing a gully looking for water when you lose your footing and slip down a steep scree slope. The good news: You’ve stopped sliding. The bad news: You’re banged up and cut. The worst news: You feel like the moment
The Alabama Hills National Scenic Area is located near the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and a couple miles east of the small town of Lone Pine, California. Dozens of natural arches are within easy walking distance from any of the trailheads. If some of these vistas look familiar, that might be because
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Walking on two legs is part of what enabled humans to become what we are today, freeing up our hands and expanding our fields of vision. The tradeoff is that it put additional wear and tear on our knees, leaving us more prone
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Got a question about survival? Send it to Backpacker. I’ve always heard that hikers should “drink to their thirst,” but how long does it take for the body to absorb water into the system after drinking it? —Big Gulp If you like absolute answers,
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Yosemite National Park’s largest campground, the Tuolumne Meadows Campground, is closed until 2024, or possibly 2025 for a massive rehabilitation project. Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act, this $20 million dollar project will be targeting roads, restrooms, campsites, and the campgrounds water
Adventure racing is growing up. A partnership formed this month results in the launch of the North American Expedition Racing Series, featuring multisport wilderness events up to 6 days long. Three top race organizers finalized a partnership that will help standardize the ultra-endurance sport known as expedition racing. With courses stretching hundreds of miles and