What Invasive Species Taught Me about Trail Stewardship
In August 2007, I packed up my childhood bedroom and moved an hour south to Richmond, Virginia, for college. During tha...
08 Aug
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26 Jul
How Hiking Saved Me from Postpartum PTSD
I had my first panic attack the morning I dropped my 10-month-old son off at day care for the first time. I wasn’t worr...
25 Jul
Small Trails, Big Impact: How Micro Trails Can Help You Connect with Nature
In Chicago, I don’t summit mountain peaks and I don’t carry a heavy pack. My outings in nature include hikes along wood...
15 Jun
What’s In My Pack with Super-Thru-Hiker Lyla “Sugar” Harrod
As a thru-hiker with more than 11,000 miles under my hipbelt, I know exactly what I want and need in order to thrive on...
01 Jun
Behind the Designs: Q&A with Bradlee Thielen
Imagine yourself in a park on a sunny afternoon, surrounded by a swirl of laughter, birdsong, maybe a breeze blowing th...
26 May
How to Hike with a Partner
There’s nothing like looking out at a spectacular sunset from a ridgeline or leaving your worries behind as you t...
23 May
4 New Outdoor & Nature Books We’re Loving
Spring is the season of daffodils and bird migration—and marks the arrival of new books, where David Henkes, the buyer ...
26 Apr
Novelist Amy Tan’s Backyard Birdwatching Journey
You probably know Amy Tan from her novels The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter’s Daughter or from her memoir, story col...
21 Apr
The Best Parts of an Uphill Hike, Ranked
1. Agreeing to the hike The absolute peak moment of an outdoor adventure is when your friend sends a stunning Instag...
17 Apr
Gear I Hold Dear: My Secondhand Teva Sandals from Re/Supply
The rage one human can feel toward 1.5 pounds of dual-density polyurethane and rubber compound, it turns out, can be al...