Thousands of lake run browns and kokanee salmon swim up the Dream Stream every October. This remote stretch of river on Colorado’s South Platte can feel busy with anglers during the day, but it gets even busier with fish at night. Anyone who knows the Dream Stream well knows the secret to catching big fish
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Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Dutch Faro was jogging on a trail near California’s Pyramid Lake, filming the bluebird January scenery on his phone, when he spotted something coming out of the brush in his peripheral vision. At first, he thought the large, dun animal was a dog
Winner of the Best Short and People’s Choice prizes at Kendal Mountain Festival, ‘Lock Down Rock Up’ documents a British paramedic’s use of climbing as a tool to escape and reset. Jerome Mowat is a 31-year-old paramedic from the outskirts of London. He first fell in love with climbing half a lifetime ago, but it
Backpacking is serious business, except when it’s not. Chuckle along in our twice-monthly humor column. There’s a special kind of peace in snowshoeing through the wilderness in winter. With the birds flown south and a thick blanket of snow muting the ambient sounds of nature, you glide through the woods, the only noise around you the
The Victims: Lightning struck 26-year-old Graham Austin and friends while they hiked the Appalachian Trail on July 3, 2011. I couldn’t feel my legs. I looked at my shredded clothes and figured I’d been mauled by a bear. My muscles were taut as bowstrings when I tried to move. My wife Katy and friends crowded in
Money and time are two of the biggest barriers we often hear when people talk about why they can’t travel or go on that big outdoor adventure. Look, we get it — everyone’s financial situation is different and travel certainly isn’t always cheap, but there are many ways to save money for traveling that are
Photo By Marek Dudek Life can quickly become oversaturated with soul-sucking hardships until it reaches the point where the direction you’re going is unpredictable. Suddenly, as if by some unknown force and the minuscule flame of hope within you, you’re led to the exact place where you need to be. For me, that place was
During the winter, focused training can help ensure your next hiking season will be even better than the last—and help snowsport performance, too. Tempo training allows you to zero in on issues like shaking quads on descents, sore glutes after ascents, or tender calf muscles. Complete the following workout once or twice a week. Tempo
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. We all have our hiking goals for 2022. Some of us are weekend warriors just want to get out more, notching dayhikes and the occasional overnight on our days off. Other hikers may have a life-list trip on the docket—a week in a
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Winter is an especially great time to go hunting for animal tracks in the snow. In summer, animals’ prints can be difficult to spot on packed dirt trails. But snow preserves them, allowing hikers to experience the busyness of the forest in a
One of the best things about living in a country with a landscape as diverse as the U.S. is the ability to pick up and set off for a stunning vista, no matter what state you live in. Our final choices were narrowed-down from a long list of prospects to bring you the best view
Home » Motors » How to Get Into Adventure Riding Without Breaking the Bank Our intro to adventure riding guide will get you rolling on two wheels on the road less traveled without breaking the bank. First things first — let’s get past the sticker shock. Getting into adventure (or ADV) riding can be intimidating
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. The pictures were at least 5,000 years old, maybe as old as 8,500. For millennia, since an unknown Native artist engraved them into a volcanic boulder, the collection of abstract geometric shapes had sat in this rocky valley on the outskirts of what’s
Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. It’s happened to all of us: You’re hiking on a crisp winter day, enjoying the scenery and fresh air. You reach for your water bottle to take a swig, but nothing comes out. When you look, you see a plug of solid ice
Your goal: Get back out on the trail as soon as possible. Your problem: Your last hike left you hurting. Your back aches, your feet hurt, and your quads feel like someone took a hammer to them. Fear not: By tweaking your routine, you can cut down on post-hike soreness and make sure you wake
Photo By billtphoto Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Early Snow” by billtphoto. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 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 homepage,