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    SCARPA Mojito Review: The Best All-Around Approach Shoe For Climbers

    Most climbers end up owning three different pairs of shoes to cover one day: climbing shoes for the gym or the crag, an approach shoe for the trail in between, and something normal enough to wear into

    Insider's Guide to Badlands National Park

    Located in southwest South Dakota, Badlands National Park highlights a stark contrast between the flat prairie of the Great Plains and thousands of sharp ridges, narrow ravines, and tall spires

    The 10 Most Gorgeous Solo Hikes

    Because sometimes, you just want to get away from it all.Heading out on an adventure and knowing that you are solely in control of where you camp, when you stop, and what you eat can be a thrilling

    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

    6 Underrated National Parks and Monuments in the West

    There's a reason National Parks are called America’s best idea. Setting aside vast expanses of pristine land for timeless preservation provides a refuge for millions of Americans to experience the

    Zion National Park’s 'Secret' Trails

    Located in southern Utah, Zion National Park has a series of red and pink sandstone canyons so beautiful that they draw 3 million visitors each year. Most tourists come in March through October to see

    The No-Nonsense Guide to Exploring Iceland by Camper Van

    The world has fallen in love with Iceland. Travelers are flocking to this tiny island nation and filling their Instagram feeds with pictures of paradise. Waterfalls boom down mossy gorges. Hot pots gu

    Best Summer 2026 Approach Shoes for Utah Climbs

    You’re standing at the base of a sandstone tower in Castle Valley, rope on your back, the sun already hammering the canyon walls. Or maybe you’re two miles up a talus field below a Wasatch crag, every

    Insider's Guide to Big Bend National Park

    Named for the large, lazy turn in the Rio Grande river, Big Bend National Park defies expectations with lush flood plains, tree-covered mountains rising to almost 8,000 feet, narrow canyons, kaleido

    Insider's Guide to Yellowstone National Park

    As the world’s first National Park, Yellowstone set the bar ridiculously high for the standard of beauty and adventure in our federally-protected lands. Set aside as protected land in 1872, Yellowst

    A Return to the Colorado River: What It's Like to Raft the Grand Canyon

    “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.” - Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows I first read t

    Utah Summer Gear Guide: What to Wear From the Beach to the Alpine

    Summer along the Wasatch Front doesn't ease you into it. One week you're layering up for a chilly morning in the canyons, and the next you're hitting triple digits in the valley with UV numbers that w

    The Wildest Seashores in America

    People like their seashores. They always have. The biophilia hypothesis even suggests we’ve got an intrinsic attraction to the coast, perhaps because of how fertile this threshold tends to be: Acro

    The Creepiest Underground Places in the World

    Beneath the surface of some of the world’s most Instagram-worthy destinations—centuries-old cities, lush tropical rainforests, and tiny European towns, just to name a few—lay an eerie antithesis to

    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

    The Gnarliest Canyons in America

    Whether you’re eyeballing them from windswept rimrock above, knee-buckling your way down their walls via crazy switchbacks, or penetrating their heart on thunderous whitewater, America’s canyons an

    National Parks Too Crowded? Visit These 10 Nearby National Forests Instead.

    The national parks of the United States account for some of the world’s most glorious landscapes: ice-whittled peaks, abyssal gorges, primeval seashores, towering forests, kaleidoscopic deserts—well

    A Tour of America's Greatest Swamps

    When you think of “wilderness,” what image pops into your brain? I’d wager a lot of you first thought of snowcapped peaks—or maybe a convoluted canyonland, a lake-pocked boreal forest, or some win

    Road Tripping the Pacific Northwest Coast

    I’m a West Virginian at heart. I’ve had a love affair with the verdant and rugged topography of the Appalachian Mountains my entire life. I’m a firm believer that, with the bullet-hard sandstone of

    The "Big Four" North American Deserts

    Ah, the desert: the “land of little rain”, the house of haboob and flash flood, the thirsty wilderness, the barren void wandered by nomads, exiles, spiritual seekers, bandits, prospectors, and UFO

    Buying Guide: Astral Footwear Spring/Summer 2026

    You’ve scouted the line, loaded the boat, and you’re standing at the put-in. Your feet are the first part of you that hits the water — and the last thing you want is a shoe that lets you down before t

    The 20 Best Day Hikes in Colorado

    These are the kind of articles that keep me up at night.Whittling down a list of Colorado’s best day hikes to a mere twenty is a daunting task. There are literally hundreds of hikes that would fit t

    The 10 Most Memorable Hikes in North America

    Ten trails. Ten unmatched miles each. Get maximum bang for each boot step on hikes that our most-traveled contributors call their all-time favorites.The Lost Coast, Sinkyone Wilderness SP Find yours