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Home » Motors » Mini Van Life: 5 Best Family-Haulers for Life on the Road Minivans can be super adventure vehicles and great platforms for life on the road. Yes, you read that right — minivans. While overlooked by many, a minivan’s inherent practicality, versatility, affordability, and comfort rank among the top for any vehicle.

Congratulations to Kah-Wai Lin for winning the recent Nightscapes Assignment with the image, “Aurora in Lofoten.” See more of Lin’s photography at kahwailin.com. View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

Allie Weill is a California fire ecologist and the lead author of a study published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire about how hikers relate to landscapes scarred by flames. She takes pains to prevent fires, but once the smoke clears, she’s among the first out there to study, learn, and appreciate the beauty

Home » Biking » First Look: Shimano RX801, RX8R ‘Featherweight’ Gravel Cycling Shoes Shimano gives its racing gravel shoe a makeover while adding a new model with an integrated gaiter for extra-rowdy rides. It wasn’t too long ago that gearing up for a gravel competition meant choosing either a stiff pair of road shoes or

Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. Out Alive is a podcast about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Check out more seasons and episodes here. This episode contains

Photo by Russ Burch Today’s Photo of the Day is “Stormy Evening Sunset” by Russ Burch. Location: Manasota Key, Florida. 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

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Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. Choosing the right puffy jacket or midlayer is like adjusting the volume on your speakers—or, in the case of winter sports,

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