Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā, a park ranger at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, tells his story of cultural remembering and the life-giving power of the volcano. See the full post >

Scott Reinhard uses USGS data to turn old 2D maps into incredible, reach-out-and-touch 3D wallhangers. See the full post >

It’s 8 am in Vegas. The neighborhood dogs have been yapping since daybreak, when city trucks rumbled through to collect the week’s leftovers, and an uncaffeinated Michelle Craig is feeling a little blurry. It’s not because she just came stumbling in off of the Strip, though—the adventure photographer, her 13-year-old son Noah, and their “65-pound […]

Nouria Newman paddles a 230-mile section of the Tsarap, Zanskar, and Indus rivers in India and provides a gripping first-hand account of the difficulty and exhilaration she experienced. See the full post >

Lots of surfboards these days are made from EPS foam, or expanded polystyrene foam, something you’re used to seeing as packing material and cheap coffee cups. It doesn’t matter where that foam comes from either, at least in terms of making a surfboard (that’s one of the coolest things about surfboards—if a material floats and […]

The array of options for bikepacking shelters can be mind-boggling. Bikepacking legend Kurt Refsnider has tips. See the full post >

When these are gone, they’re gone forever, cause we aren’t printing more. Just 18 left. Get your AJ01-AJ04 four-pack now. See the full post >

In 2017 the Fish and Wildlife Service concluded a years-long study with an important but grim finding—three commonly used pesticides were highly toxic to endangered species, two of which were so dangerous they each threatened to make extinct more than 1,200 species including animals, fish, birds, and plants. The FWS began preparing to make their […]

Climber and photographer Cory Richards is planning a serious feat—pioneering a new route to the summit of Everest. Not an attempt that should be taken lightly, Richards has been planning and training heavily for the climb, something he hopes to accomplish this spring. Here’s a look into what it takes to prepare for a goal […]

A pristine Indonesian island and a grumpy old volcano teaches travel writer Marco Ferrarese that sometimes, nature will look after herself—whether anyone realizes it at the time or not. Bent over a plank of wood, Papa Opi expertly smudges its raw surface into a smooth, polished piece. A proud creator, his hands shuttle up and […]