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If you have a love for the ocean and marine wildlife, Laguna Beach is one of the best places you could choose to visit. With amazing tide pools located up and down the city's coast, you can spend hours getting an up-close view of ocean life. There are even docents who can give you an introduction...

It's hard not to love Yosemite National Park. It is one of those places that breeds awe in adventurers and casual travelers alike. Families love it, solo explorers love it, and everyone in-between loves it, too. With all this admiration, it's easy to see why Yosemite is such a popular destination...

With the Columbia River Gorge and the Cascade Mountains there's an endless supply of gorgeous waterfalls and scenic hikes across the state. Any outdoor adventurer could be satisfied sticking to Oregon's interior. If you're not satisfied, then head to the Oregon coast. The Pacific Ocean meets rugg...

“I feel bad about Ben,” J.C. muttered as we tip-toed down the razor’s edge of Angels Landing. “He would have loved this.” I nodded, squinting as I peered off into the brittle, orange canyon, 1500 feet below. At that exact moment, a pair of bouncy, brunette pigtails inched over the top of the trai...

Just in time for the start of the New Year, we welcome our country’s 63rd official national park. New River Gorge (referred to as “The New” by locals) is located in the southeastern part of West Virginia. Though adventurers have come to enjoy the myriad of outdoor activities since the 1960s, its ...

Whether you were born and raised in Chattanooga or you’ve only visited briefly, it being the only place to reign as Outside Magazine’s “Best Town Ever” on two occasions comes to no surprise. Now, if you consider yourself an outdoor enthusiast and you haven’t been to Chattanooga, let alone heard o...

Georgia is home to a variety of incredible camping opportunities that you need to add to your to-do list. Bring your kayak and paddle your way around Georgia's unique swampy wilderness. If you feel more like lounging, you can take just a few steps from your tent and hang lakeside all day. Or if y...

Ever since I've gone up to Seattle, I've gotten this incessant need to go outside and just explore and bask in the glory of the outdoors. So when finals week came around, I had to stay inside for one weekend. That one weekend could have been a month, it felt so long and boring. I might've left my...

After a recent trip to Bullfrog Marina on the north side of Lake Powell, I was inspired to share my tips for photographing the lake with others. The north side of the lake is much less photographed and visited than the south side due to the remoteness. This is all the more reason why North Lake P...

This past September I spent a couple nights in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass wilderness near Aspen, Colorado. This was a trip I had been hoping to do all summer, but with perfect weather and early fall color changes in the trees, mid-September turned out to be the ideal time to do this hike.  The Fou...

The sheer diversity of outdoor adventure in and around Moab defies easy categorization. From the gloriously iconic Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, to the hundreds and thousands of miles of ATV and mountain biking trails on public land, and to the greatest river in the United States, the mi...

This Colorado mountain town is so well known, in fact, that its reputation as a glitzy ski resort sometimes overshadows its adventurous roots. But don't be fooled, Aspen is a destination for even the most hard-to-impress explorers. Are you ready to check it out? Here are the adventures you should...

When picturing Oregon, most think of the Cascades or the Columbia River Gorge. The truth is the vast majority of the state is sparsely populated high-desert aka "Oregon's Outback", but it is anything but empty. The remote southeast corner of the state is a treasure trove of outdoor adventure jewe...

A trip to Grand Teton National Park in the winter is one you'll remember forever. Cold? Yes, but that's what winter clothes are for. The upside to the cold is that it scares away most tourists, so when you visit in the winter, you may find some of the park's most popular high-season destinations ...

When most people think of Charlottesville, VA, inevitably Thomas Jefferson, UVA, and Monticello come to mind. But don’t be fooled, this bustling little college town tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains is overflowing with more hiking trails than you could possibly fit into a weekend, mountain bikin...

Jack and I started our hike to Loch Leven Lakes around 11am. Pushing yourself up a hill is much harder than going up it with your buddies. I had Jack with me, but he had just spent the last week swimming and playing up at Lake Britton. So he was totally fine with cruising and taking our time. ...