On chilly mornings, unzipping your sleeping bag can feel more daunting than the miles you’re about to put in on the trail. Unless you’re the type that relishes leaping out of your tent into the preda ...

. Popular Science With veterinary offices and pet grooming services shut down, people have started to see their beloved poodles and doodles turn into tiny lint balls, while their cats become hairy, ...

This trick isn't suited for the duck blind, but sure is handy at home. The most memorable retrieves I’ve seen haven’t been 200-yard blinds for winged ducks, but 15-footers for icy Bud Lights ...

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 wildflow ...

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 ...

Summertime opens up the high country to day hikers, backpackers, rock climbers, mountaineers, wildflower junkies, birdwatchers, stargazers, pilgrims, truth-seekers, and all manner of other visitor ...

Slopeside meltdowns, freezing tears on frigid lift rides, urgent bathroom breaks the minute you’ve gotten all geared up: Hitting the slopes with your little ones can be a big-time challenge, n ...

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 ...

Everyone knows the typical run-around associated with buying gloves online: Pick a size more or less at random, buy them, try them on, exchange for another size, and repeat. Countl ...

For many of us, menu planning for a backpacking trip is a last minute consideration. Stop off at a grocery on the way up to the mountains and grab the essentials: mac and cheese, ramen, oatmea ...

Food tastes better in the outdoors… we’re pretty sure it’s science. But no matter how delicious your favorite freeze-dried meal is, or how much you swear by tortillas and peanut butter, trying so ...

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 ...

Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail, which begins on Georgia’s Springer Mountain and runs all the way north to Mount Katahdin in Maine, is certainly a hardcore adventure. But making it thr ...

Some epic adventures are worth quitting your life for. We're talking about the months-long bike tours, the overland trips, and the long distance backpacking trips. In between the epics, though, ar ...

"There are times when the bravest thing we can do is to ask for help."Let me just begin by saying, “Mom, you’re a hero.”As a mother of four grown sons and a Gmama to four grandbabies, I applaud you.

Whether you’re hiking in the mountains, the desert, or anywhere in between, preparation for the natural elements is a big part of planning any outdoor trip. Exposure on a hike can mean many di ...

According to National Park Service stats, Great Smoky Mountains National Park hosted over 11 million visitors last year. But that doesn’t mean you should give up on that backcountry trek or fly fi ...

There’s little worse than finding yourself halfway through a blower day of skiing powder at the resort, sitting on the chairlift, and trying to stop your soaked through gloves from dyi ...

Should rock climbing shoes feel painful? It’s probably the first thought every climber has when we try on our first pair of climbing shoes, and it’s so difficult to answer because pain is rel ...

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 fi ...

Transitioning from a traditional office or job site to your living room takes time to perfect.Your home office is rife with distractions and booby traps: TV, pets, kids, and, yes, that 55-ounce con ...

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 ...

Summer is prime time for hitting the trails and the waterways of America’s gorgeous backcountry. Which also means it’s prime time for running into the critters, large and small, for whom that back ...

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 ...