Adventure
Do You Know Where Your Water Comes From?
An Oakland educator follows her tap water 240 miles to the source
By
Rebecca Stoner
August 7, 2022
Once Upon a Time There Was a Place Called Fire Island
Climate change is coming for the gay escape
By
Jimmy Tobias
July 31, 2022
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Welcome to the Slackcountry
Popular campsites all taken, but you aren’t up for the rigors of the backcountry? This is the place for you.
By
Conor Mihell
July 28, 2022
Where the (Non-Native) Bison Roam
A bison colony abandoned by the 1920s movie industry is thriving off the coast of Los Angeles
By
Alisha McDarris
July 26, 2022
3 Places Where Your Tourism Dollars Support Indigenous People
Dream destinations from slot canyons to coastal rainforests
By
Melanie Haiken
July 29, 2022
How to Lounge in PFAS-Free Bras While Your Partner Puts Kids in Less-Toxic Clothes, Car Seats, Strollers
Yes, you really can have it all and change companies and laws
By
Jessian Choy
June 27, 2022
14 Groovy Gifts for Green-Minded Dads
Sierra’s 2022 Father’s Day gift guide
By
Katie O'Reilly
June 11, 2022
The Science of Solo Time in the Wilderness
A writer unpacks the latest findings on solitude and the outdoors
By
Wudan Yan
July 6, 2022
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Fat Girls Hiking: The Movement—and New Book—to Prioritize "Trails, Not Scales"
Founder and author Summer Michaud-Skog opens up to Sierra
By
Jill K. Robinson
May 12, 2022