HIKING & CAMPING

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. As I crested my second col of the day and peered down at the 3,000-foot valley ahead, a gust of wind

Photo By Amber Ather Today’s Photo of the Day is “Shimmering Trees!” by Amber Ather. Location: Texas. “While boating in the Government Ditch area of Caddo Lake, the shimmering sunlight on the Cypress trees made it for a perfect sunrise shot,” explains Ather. Shot at 145mm using 70-200mm lens. Want to get your images in

If you’ve been on a trail at some point during the past ten years, chances are you’ve encountered a pair of Merrell Moabs. With a variety of styles and options to fit any terrain or trip, the Moab line became the bestselling hiker in the world, enabling over 25 million people to step into nature.

Home » Biking » BMC Builds the Ultralight Kaius 01 for ‘Unbound’ Speed BMC rolls out the super-lightweight Kaius 01 along the leading edge of the gravel world. Integration everywhere, internal cable routing, and carbon layup tooled to take some punishment headline the build. BMC’s new gravel bike aims at high performance and has the

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. Editor’s Note: With a September heat wave subjecting the western U.S. to record temperatures, we’re making this subscriber-only story from our

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. The northernmost stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail is closed due to a wildfire burning on and around the Canadian border.

When COVID-19 caused widespread supply chain shortages that killed some businesses, survivors turned to online retail. Instead, Vasque Boots turned the other direction; now, it makes an e-commerce comeback. Remember when the pandemic was really bad? We’re still living in it, of course. That’s obvious from the continued rollout of new vaccines in the U.S. just

A shadow is a darkened area created when a solid object blocks the primary source of light. The stronger the light, the deeper the shadow. On a clear sunny day, shadows are prominent. The more diffused the source, the softer they become. Any shape can create a shadow. The more lines, contours, form and curves

Home » Camping » Funky-Shape Tarp ‘Shelter by Cinch’ Sets Up in Minutes Check out ‘the camping tarp reimagined.’ It’s a party-friendly design whose designers say one person can set up quickly. Part backcountry lounge, part shade sail, part tent — Indiegogo-funded Cinch introduced its simply designated “Shelter” to address seemingly disparate camping needs in

Home » Outdoor » Hunt / Fish » MagView Pairs Phone Cameras to Scopes & Binoculars for Neck-Friendly Viewing, Photography MagView adapters hold smartphone cameras to the eyepiece of a spotting scope or binoculars. Once aligned, you can lean back and use the screen to watch wildlife and take photos.  MagView designed its digiscope adapters

Before hitting the trail, it’s important to pack enough hiking snacks to fuel your body, no matter how easy or strenuous of a trail you’re heading out on. Hiking burns a lot of calories and you’ll want healthy foods to snack on along the way to give you that extra energy boost so you can

Home » News » Twist Wrist, Adjust Brightness With ‘Darkfade’ Motion-Sensing Flashlight Darkfade is the most unique flashlight launch we’ve seen in a long time. And it turns out people really wanted a motion-sensing flashlight. Darkfade is an ergonomically designed flashlight that senses its angle in space and adjusts as you rotate your wrist. It

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. Beginning today, those who want to hike to McAfee Knob can book a shuttle to bypass the trailhead parking lot. The

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. September is here, and you foodies know what that means. No, not pumpkin spice lattes: It’s time to start cooking the