The National Park Service Is Getting Serious About Mental Health Care By Margret Grebowicz May 28, 2024 Visitor fatalities, remoteness, and frequent transfers to new facilities all take a toll on rangers In this story: national parks, America's National Parks, health, hiking, camping
How to Build a Better Campfire in the Great Outdoors By Megan Ewald May 22, 2024 Campfires present a host of environmental dangers. These devices can help outdoor recreators burn better. In this story: camping, outdoor recreation, inspiring connections outdoors, public lands
Acadia National Park Confronts a Rising Tide By Kyle Paoletta May 21, 2024 Rangers are caught between preparing for the annual crush of summer tourists and responding to the climate crisis In this story: climate change, America's National Parks, national parks, hiking, camping
How to Hit the Trail With Nothing but Amtrak and a Bicycle By Robert Annis April 7, 2024 From Idaho to Alabama to Maine, adventure outdoors without taking a single car ride or plane trip In this story: Transit to Trails, hiking, camping, biking
Out, Proud, and in the Outdoors By Lindsey Botts June 13, 2023 Here are five organizations that help members of the queer community experience nature In this story: adventure, hiking, camping
A DIY Guide to Micro-Adventures Text and photographs by Conor Mihell May 28, 2023 The joys of thinking small in the outdoors In this story: camping, adventure, wilderness
Welcome to the Slackcountry By Conor Mihell July 28, 2022 Popular campsites all taken, but you aren’t up for the rigors of the backcountry? This is the place for you. In this story: hiking, camping
Outdoor Gear That’ll Keep You Snug and Dry, Sans “Forever Chemicals” By Megan Hill October 24, 2021 The government plans to crack down on PFAS—these brands beat them to it In this story: backpacking, camping, hiking, PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances)
Tell a Really Good Ghost Story Around Your Next Campfire By Blane Bachelor May 30, 2021 Insider tips, tricks, and hair-raising hacks In this story: camping
The Kids' Book That Redefines Being an American Outdoors By Aaron Mok April 13, 2021 Meet Ambreen Tariq, author of “Fatima’s Great Outdoors” In this story: books, camping