With Instagram and other social platforms contributing to a new, selfie-fueled explosion in visitation to the world’s most photogenic nooks, Brooke Nolan asks: Are we ‘liking’ our natural spaces to death? In March this year, a super bloom of California’s bright orange poppies encouraged some 66,000 smartphone-wielding visitors to descend on the tiny town of […]
Quite a climber. Quite a life. See the full post >
Summer kicks off this weekend, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a last blast of winter—heck, it’s still snowing in Colorado this week—by enjoying this beautiful film showcasing the majesty and occasional poetic misery of the Scottish Highlands in the winter. Gorgeous, foreboding, somehow also cozy. Climb, hike, ski, warm yourself with a mug […]
Telluride Mountainfilm is up and running—here is a list of can’t miss films. See the full post >
I remember my first time snowboarding like it was yesterday. I borrowed a hand-me-down onesie, two sizes too big, black with patches of neon blue on the arms, day-glo pink on the legs. My rental boots were too small, the snowboard a battered, chipped thing. I waved goodbye to my family and joined the rest of […]
In new collection, Yvon Chouinard waxes about everything from climbing to surfing to cooking to business, and spins some terrific yarns along the way. See the full post >
Planes with skis, planes with floats, planes with big meaty off-road tires. In Alaska, getting around the state largely means relying on one of those three aircraft types. It also means needing a rugged little spitfire of a plane that can shrug off hideous weather and hasty landings. This short introduces you to some of […]
The Boundary Waters wilderness areas in Minnesota are once again threatened by mining. In a region that needs good jobs, the pristine wilderness may lose out to the short-term gain of resource extraction. See the full post >
Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller came to Fruita for the outdoor adventure—then they helped build a community. See the full post >
Eggs Benedict and “dirtbag” don’t normally go in the same sentence, hollandaise being a rarified French sauce and all. But this recipe takes a brunch staple and makes it a backcountry kitchen possibility. It’s just 9 ingredients that altogether weigh about two pounds. Not too bad. Cooking time is about 20 minutes, and, voila, a […]