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    7 Tips for Introducing Kids to Outdoor Activities

    The health benefits of getting outdoors are well documented. Even a simple 30-minute walk around the neighborhood can do wonders for your overall well-being. And making time to get outdoors is

    5 Inventive Bourbon Cocktails Inspired by The Bourbon Capital of the World®

    If you already have all the ingredients you’d need to mix up a Manhattan, a Mint Julep, an Old Fashioned, or a Whiskey Sour, chances are pretty good that you know a thing or two about Bourbon c

    Nature’s Best Toilet Paper Substitutes

    As I write this, Charmin, Cottonelle, and Downy Soft toilet paper, to name a few, are “currently unavailable” on Amazon. This verifies what you’ve always suspected: When things get scary in the US,

    How to Bikepack the Colorado Trail

    Day 3 - 2:00pm - Below Georgia Pass I’m worried about the next pass. Thunderstorms loom over the mountains that line the horizon in every direction. The thin trail winds between wildflowe

    Finding and utlizing the right guide for your outdoor adventure can make or break your experience

    We love the outdoors.  That's why we're in this business.  When you combine a trip to a new location and some kind of adventure experience then you can either hit the jackpot for life experiences or m

    Insider's Guide to Arches National Park

    Arches National Park is a magical place, full of contradiction. At first glance, the desert appears devoid of life, yet stay still and pay attention long enough, visitors find it teeming with activi

    Insider's Guide to Redwood National Park

    Entering a cathedral of primordial nature, silent but for the noise visitors bring, there is no way to be prepared for the majesty of the tallest trees on earth. The massive presence of these skyscr

    So You Want to be a Mountaineer, Do You?

    That makes you, me, and anyone else who saw the Meru film. For better or for worse, not all of us can be Conrad Anker or Jimmy Chin and so have to start out with smaller, less committing objectives

    Insider's Guide to Everglades National Park

    The Everglades are genuinely one-of-a-kind. Only a few thousand years old, this singular wetland on the toe of Florida historically saw rainfall and overflow from Lake Okeechobee send a slow-moving

    Insider's Guide to Gates of the Arctic National Park

    There are few places in the United States where visitors can go to truly get away from everything, and Gates of the Arctic National Park is one of those places. With no roads, trails, or campsites,

    How to Catch a Monster Brown on the Fly

    I love Brown Trout. There is something about the physical transformation they go through when become piscivorous and their inclination to murder streamers that has always enchanted me. For some fis

    A Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Planning a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains can be as overwhelming as it is exciting. If you’ve never been to the park yourself, you’ve probably seen pictures of peaceful, rhododendron-flanked riv

    41 High-Protein Foods

    These protein-rich foods are essential for building muscle and aiding recovery.Whatever your aim is when it comes to fitness, the hard work doesn’t end when you leave the gym or step through your fr

    The Best Petzl Headlamps for Every Outdoor Activity (2026)

    The right headlamp doesn’t announce itself until you need it. Then it’s everything. Maybe you’re an hour into a predawn approach on a Wasatch peak and the trail just disappeared into boulders. Maybe i

    ​How To Size and Fit Ski Boots

    Skiing might be an expression of creativity, yet picking out ski boots is the real art form. While many skiers spend a good chunk of change on flashy skis and colorful jackets, you can’t show off y

    An Insider’s Guide to Death Valley National Park

    Death Valley—spanning 3.4 million acres across southern California and spilling into Nevada—is the largest national park south of Alaska. It is the hottest and driest spot in in North America. East

    Luxury Sleeping Pads: The Comfiest Camping Mattresses of 2026

    Car camping is at its best when it's also at its comfiest. Nobody's ready for flapjack breakfasts following a full day outdoors after an awful night's sleep. Here's a collection of the comfiest car ca

    Ski Exercises To Get You Ready For The Slopes

    Prepare for the rigours of the downhills with this workout from personal trainer Jamie Lloyd.When you consider what skiing involves – pelting down snowy inclines at 40km/h-plus with only your skill

    Insider's Guide to Olympic National Park

    There are few places in the world with the diversity, beauty, and wilderness of Olympic National Park. Olympic is a temperate rainforest that receives 14 feet of rain each year. Forests drip with

    Best 2-Person Backpacking Tents: The Complete FW26 Guide For You

    Picking the right 2-person tent can make or break a trip, whether you're setting up camp in the Uintas after a long approach or pitching at a trailhead in the Cottonwoods before an early alpine start.

    11 Tips for Winter Camping

    If you typically put away your camping gear during the winter and leave it stowed until spring, you’re missing out on some great days in the outdoors. During the winter, the bare trees reveal m

    10 Tips for a Successful Family Camping Trip

    For many of us, some of our fondest memories of growing up come from camping with our families. You just have to smile when you recall the fun of jumping into a cool lake on a hot summer day, chasi

    Make It Last: Down Jackets

    Make It Last is dedicated to getting the most out of your gear. This is our place to share knowledge acquired over years of abusing outdoor equipment, so you can learn from our experience and our mist

    How to Go Beach Backpacking

    What’s better than a vacation on a tropical island, walking barefoot down a soft sandy beach, listening to the soft lapping of waves and seagulls, or spying breaching dolphins and curious seals in