HIKING & CAMPING

Getting mail on the road can be tricky – Where can you ship packages? How do you handle bills? Where can you pick up prescriptions? If you’re planning on giving up your home base, how do you set up a new home address? These are some of the top questions we’re asked by van lifers

As ultralight gear company Six Moon Designs celebrates its 20th year, revisit its history with founder Ron Moak. In 2002, avid thru-hiker Ron Moak saw the need for gear lighter than anything else available at the time. After a bout of cancer, Moak found it difficult to carry traditional gear for more than a couple

Congratulations to Gene Putney for winning the recent Last Frame Assignment with the image, “A Little Help Please.”  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!

Home » Motors » Big Power, Great Exhaust Note, Gorgeous Body Lines, and a Drop-Top: Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster Aston Martin is slicing the roof off the V12 Vantage. It’s only going to build 249 Vantage V12 Roadsters, and in typical Car Week reveal fashion, it has already sold every one of them. The

Inuit sacred site, Siberian Russian Far East. In ancient times, the Inuit would gather on special occasions, often after killing a whale, and use the long whale bones to erect a tent with fur hides of killed animals. Inside, they would build fires against the bitter cold of the Arctic and have sacred drum dances.

Winter in La Jolla might just be paradise. If it is, these two MTB park and trail riders are living in it. If you were 2Pac, you might call Rachel Strait and Kialani Hines “California” — because they know how to party. As fate would have it, they also live in sunny southern California, where

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 National Park Service is investigating after a Yellowstone park employee discovered a shoe with a partial human foot floating in

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. This week, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the largest climate bill ever passed in the United

There’s no shortage of ways to brew rocket fuel in the backcountry. But if it’s an ultralight solution you’re after, choices are limited. Percolators, French presses, and the Aeropress are all out, and even lightweight options like a pour-over kit are hard to justify when a Starbucks Via packet weighs in at five grams. And

Photo By Barbara Scoles Today’s Photo of the Day is “American Avocets” by Barbara Scoles. Location: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. 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

Home » Motors » Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept Signals Muscle Car Brand’s Shift to Battery Power With its classic Charger and Challenger muscle cars set to go out of production at the end of the 2023 model year, Dodge will have a big void to fill. But the brand isn’t getting out of the

“Since you all love dogs so much, I think you’d enjoy Dog Mountain. It’s a one-of-a-kind place,” the hiker told us as we lazed under the fire tower at Bald Mountain in Oquossoc, Maine, miles from the middle of nowhere. At the summit, my son Zack had forgotten all about the fire tower he’d labored

I’m a writer and a dedicated solo hiker, so I spend a lot of time alone. I have a debilitating fear of athletic inadequacy, so going groupless often feels lower pressure. This suits me fine: I only have my own schedule and asthma to worry about. But sometimes, doing my job means embracing the group

I’ve been fortunate to travel to some of the most beautiful places and to photograph some of the world’s most exquisite creatures, and I’ve come to know that a beautiful subject doesn’t necessarily translate to a beautiful photograph. These experiences have taught me quite a bit about my role in picture-making and in managing my