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How to Travel 18,000 Miles With Your Dog

For two years, I worked toward a lofty life dream: to outfit a van and drive from California to Patagonia. By last winter, plans were finally coming to fruition. I quit my job, my boyfriend and I set ...

23 Must-Visit American Cities for Outdoor Adventure Travel

So much to do, so little time. From the rolling mountains of the Southeast, to the jagged peaks of the West, to the river canyons, waterfalls, and old-growth forests of the Pacific Coast, the Cont ...

The Best Times of Year to Visit West Yellowstone

West Yellowstone, Montana, the small community situated at the west entrance to America’s first national park, changes drastically through the four seasons. While summer heralds the arrival of a la ...

Behind the Lens with Adventure Photographer Branden Aroyan

Simply put, Branden Aroyan is living the dream. The 40-something Santa Barbara-based photographer, after making a name for himself in the man-eat-man world of surf photography during the last year ...

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, ...

So, What Exactly Makes Alta Snow So Good?

Lots of ski resorts like to brag about their snow. But if deep powder that skis like nothing you have ever experienced before is what you crave, there’s no better place in the country than Alta, ...

So, You Want to Go on a Solo Van Trip?

With the storm clouds from the day’s rain still lingering, the setting sun ignited the sky in intense golden light and vibrant hues of pink. Maneuvering my rusty Sprinter van through curve after c ...

8 Pro Tips for Spending a Year Living Out of Your Backpack

Taking a year to backpack abroad after college is an idea that just about every young person toys with at one point or another. After all, riding trains to places with unpronounceable names, tasti ...

10 Amazing (and Attainable) Thru-Hikes Across the Country

Weekend backpacking trips are one of the greatest gifts of the summer. You can get so much in just two to three days: a breathtaking vista, a serene mountain lake, a secluded old-growth forest. Th ...

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 ...

15 Awesome Things To Do in Aspen in Spring

April and May, known in some Western states as the mud-season months, may seem like an odd time to visit a mountain town. In fact, it's just the opposite for the outdoor enthusiast looking to ...

Insider’s Guide to Haleakalā National Park

As if people needed another reason to visit the Hawaiian island of Maui besides the gorgeous beaches and crystal clear water, there is also Haleakalā National Park. When the volcanic cones deep in ...

Mount Rainier National Park in Winter: Adventures To Enjoy Now

Mount Rainier National Park is a beloved summer destination, but make no mistake about it: Wintertime opportunities for outdoor adventure abound on the flanks of the state’s highest peak. (So long ...

10 Eco-Friendly Ski Resorts That are Leading the Way for Sustainability in the U.S.

“Sustainable” and “ski areas” are traditionally not things associated with one another. However, since climate change has reached a tipping point, many outdoors enthusiasts have become more co ...

Beginner Backcountry Ski Tours in Utah's Wasatch Range

Salt Lake City’s Wasatch Range might be host to a plethora of world-class ski resorts, but its backcountry is where you’ll find the best snow on earth. Since it’s just as challenging to get the la ...

6 Tips for a Better Ski Vacation

This winter, thousands of people will head to Colorado and other Western states to hit the slopes. Even if you’ve already booked your flights, accommodations and lift tickets, you can still do ...

Insider's Guide to Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park offers visitors breathtaking views of deep red canyons, steep drop-offs, smooth orange arches, and rust-colored sandstone pillars. Located in eastern Utah about ...

How to Spend 10 Adventurous Days in Iceland

Iceland is incredible. Endless sinuous rivers snake their way throughout the land; snow-capped volcanoes tower high above; massive glaciers carve and crawl along no less than 10% of the countr ...

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 t ...

6 True Wilderness Adventures in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Are you dreaming of a magical place with wild animals, mountainous landscapes, and the promise of outdoor adventure? Head to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Located in northeast Alaska ab ...

An Insider's Guide to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: One of the Largest Protected Wildernesses in the US

The name lizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit, translates to "the sacred place where life begins" in the native language of Gwich’in Athabascans. There couldn’t be a more fitting title for the 1.5-mil ...

A Different Type of Heli-Skiing: Heli-Accessed Ski Touring in British Columbia

Heli-skiing is, without question, the snow-seeking pilgrim’s holy grail. Thousands of feet of vertical, bottomless powder, nonexistent crowds, endless terrain choices—it’s no wonder alpine add ...

10 Reasons to Strongly Consider Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc

In the United States there is a never-ending battle over which city or region is truly the best "mountain town," "trail city" or "outdoor heaven." East versus West, mountain access versus dese ...

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 spire ...