It’s exceedingly rare for a surf contest to hold the attention of even a dedicated lifelong surfer, let alone a landlubber with no interest at all in oceanic board sports. But this week, a spectacular, snarling big-wave break far off the coast in Maui, known appropriately enough as Jaws, was a can’t-look-away spectacle of bone-rattling […]
In early November, I was surveying the aftermath of the Mesa Fire in west-central Idaho with several carloads of people from all walks of western life. There were representatives from the timber industry, local elected officials, a team of “-ologists” from the Forest Service, and several faces from the conservation community. I was there as […]
If you crash, need help, and can’t call for assistance yourself, this new helmet can do it for you. See the full post >
For adventurer Lia Ditton, conquering the world’s oceans and setting records isn’t enough—she wants to lead by example and inspire the next generation of female adventurers, too. Lia Ditton pulls hard on the oars, propelling her six-meter rowboat through churning seas the color of gunmetal. The Farallon Islands hover like ghosts in the distance, 50 […]
Giving Tuesday, of course! Help Adventure Cycling start 2019 in high gear. See the full post >
For much of the 20th-century humans got really good at dam building. Dams—embraced for their flood protection, water storage, and electricity generation—drove industry, built cities and helped turn deserts into farms. The United States alone has now amassed more than 90,000 dams, half of which are 25 feet tall or greater. Decades ago, dams were […]
It seems unfair that after swimming 1,500 miles, Ben Lecomte had to cut his open ocean swim short. But when Lecomte waded into the Pacific in Japan on June 5, he was planning to swim all the way to San Francisco, California, roughly 6,000 miles of away, depending on about a million different oceanic factors. […]
Last year I interviewed a man named Obi Kaufmann for a profile in our print publication. He’s a wildlife artist and amateur ecologist who spends lots of time in the backcountry but absolutely refuses to wear modern technical gear. He just can’t abide by synthetics. It’s all denim and wool for Kaufman. He figures if […]
Ankur Kumar was one of the winners of the Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bicycle Travel in 2018. Now he’s cooking up big egg potato breakfasts along the Pacific Coast Route. See the full post >
Each July near Silverton, Colorado, runners converge from around the country to run laps around a one-mile, hand-carved loop trail at the foot of Kendall Mountain. Many runners have been heading for Silverton for decades, the race a highlight of their year. And it’s probably unlike any trail race you’ve ever seen before, which is […]