Paddling the 30-miles around Manhattan is a unique kind of adventure. See the full post >

Two bills that would provide billions to public lands head to full House for approval. See the full post >

Billed as one of New Zealand’s best day hikes, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing winds through a national park best known as Peter Jackson’s Mordor. Could you turn down a chance to follow in Frodo’s footsteps? I can’t remember how I met tall, lanky Yorkshire Joe. Was he alongside me at the Lake Taupo stop before […]

When Norway is just too far away, there’s always this modern A-Frame in the mountains of New York. See the full post >

In the heart of Texas’s Chihuahuan Desert, Terlingua is a wilderness paradise for cosmic cowboys and outdoor adventurers alike—but you’d be forgiven for having never heard of it. My arms throb and my shoulders burn as I push the blade of my paddle into the depths of the Rio Grande, begging my canoe to lurch […]

One part Cadillac, one part snowcat, equal parts incredible. See the full post >

Told to avoid sensitive topics, mentions of climate change stricken from National Park Service report. See the full post >

The “American Agatha Christie” was no stranger to early backcountry exploration. See the full post >

Ridgeland, Mississippi is hosting their third annual Bike Your Park Day ride on September 29. Ridgeland offers advice on how other destinations can showcase the bicycling opportunities in their backyard by organizing a Bike Your Park Day ride. See the full post >

You can weigh in on a new plan to open up Tongass National Forest to roads and logging. See the full post >