United States

Work hard during the week and play hard on the weekends...sound familiar? There are few places better suited to living the indoor/outdoor lifestyle to the max than San Francisco Bay Area.  Snap your laptop closed on Friday afternoon, throw your backpacking gear in the car, and you could be at a b...

Whether a novice, expert or anything in between, kayaking is an activity for everyone and the state of Washington just might be one of the best places for it. Between the Islands of Puget Sound and the plethora of glacial lakes around the state, adventures of any length of time and any skill leve...

While there are hundreds of places around the country with pretty remarkable fall foliage displays, Aspen is definitely one of our favorites. There's something really calming about walking through a grove of aspen trees, engulfed in the resounding golden color, with nothing on your mind but where...

This is what's going on in Rocky Mountain National Park right now. If you can check out the park, you might also want to add Peak-to-Peak Highway right outside the park for some amazing fall color. Some areas of the park are in peak fall color while other areas have yet to turn. The nearby highwa...

The Grand Canyon is most likely already on your - and just about everyone else's - bucket list, but if you need a little extra motivation to actually plan the trip, check out these photos. Monsoon season is typically between mid-June and mid-September so you've got plenty of time to rally the cre...

Oceanside, California is only a short 38 mile drive from downtown San Diego, and will keep you moving and grooving no matter the activity. There is plenty to choose from including surfing, harbor activities, boating and fishing, extensive bike and walking trails, and the legendary Goat Hill Park...

Congress passed an omnibus spending bill early Friday morning and along with it, a load of other legislation including some big provisions about the outdoors. Somewhat unexpectedly, there’s a lot of good news for public lands. Here’s some of what outdoor enthusiasts should be stoked about: Fire f...

 (A sub zero Morning On Wallowa Lake, December 2016) Last month, a few of my friends and I traveled to Joseph, Oregon and got a cabin in the Wallowas. If you haven’t made it out to this little corner of Oregon, you're really missing out. Nicknamed “The Oregon Alps,” the Wallowas have incredible s...

Dear Ocean, Firstly, thank you. Secondly, I am sorry. I am sorry for all that humans have been doing to you without care for you and those who live within you. I am sorry for all of the oil. I am sorry for all of the plastic. I am sorry for all of the unnecessary taking of life without regard fo...

Aspen is most well known for its amazing skiing, millionaire patrons, and playing host to perhaps the greatest comedy of all time. It's understandable that a lot of people aren't aware that this Colorado ski town actually has really easy access to incredible hiking and backpacking trails. The fam...

Reno Tahoe brims with a sense that now is its time. Its unique combination of unparalleled natural beauty, a globally influenced Burning Man-fueled arts community, and a Wild-West-meets-Tesla infused entrepreneurial grit have coalesced into something wholly unique. New mountain biking trail netwo...

A few weeks ago, I was one of those people. A group of friends and I headed down to Moab to celebrate a friend's birthday and get some of the last mountain biking in for the season. The beauty of Moab is the vast amount of BLM land for free camping, along with many developed campsites and plenty...

Ross Lake National Recreation Area, part of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex is beautiful. The lake is 23 miles long and has many backcountry campsites and islands to land on (one must have a backcountry permit to camp obtained at the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount)....

Michigan's breathtaking Upper Peninsula is experiencing one of the most beautiful fall color changes in the lower 48, transitioning from a remote, glaciated land of waterfalls and some of the prettiest coast in the world, to a snow-covered landscape of 200 mile dogsled races and massive ice caves...

If you're still making plans for a weekend getaway this winter season, Togwotee Mountain Lodge belongs at the top of your list. Tucked away in Bridger-Teton National Forest, near Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, this place is not only gorgeous, it's also a world-class ...

I gave myself a personal assignment to chase a storm heading toward Yosemite Valley. Leading up to the trip, the weather was changing daily and I wasn’t sure if I was going to score. The night before we left, a high weather advisory was rolled out for snow up to 13 inches. The roads slowly becam...