BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO We were about half way up the scramble of the gully when hail started to bounce off our helmets. We stayed close to the side of a towering bolder while people added layers and adjusted their buffs.…
11 Hiking hygiene tips to take with you on your next trail adventure
Keeping up with hiking hygiene seems to take more effort than usual. But keeping your body healthy and strong is of the utmost importance when preparing for a day’s trek. So how do you do this, exactly? Here are some…
Hiking Safety: Ten tips to help keep you safe on the trail
So you’ve decided to go hiking and experience the beautiful sights, sounds, and smells of nature. But have you thought about hiking safety and what you should do to keep yourself in tip-top shape on the trail? Easy hiking safety tips…
Backpacking: 10 common hiking mistakes made by beginners
Whether you are new to the trail or have conquered thousands of miles, hiking mistakes are bound to be made. Some mistakes made are easy to learn from and are fun to look back on and laugh at, while others can…
Backpacking pillow: Sleep well anywhere you decide to rest
Much of the debate over whether or not to bring a backpacking pillow on a camping or hiking trip has to do with weight and space. Why carry a pillow when you can use a stuff sack filled with soft…
Backpacking sleeping pad: Why you should invest in a good night’s sleep
Getting a good nights sleep on the road can be hard. Especially so if your sleeping plans involve a tent, a car, or the cold, cold ground. Trust that if you plan on sleeping in locations that don’t involve a…
Missouri will soon have a car-free 400-mile biking/hiking loop
BY: TIM O’NEAL Windsor, Missouri is a typical rural American town. Fewer than three thousand people live there. The factory that used to employ about fifteen percent of the adult population closed several years ago, leaving few options for employment.…
Nature lovers rejoice: Canada is finishing one of the biggest trails in the world this fall
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT 2017 is the year of Canada’s 150th birthday, but this year it’s the citizens who’ll be getting a gift, in the form of a massive trail that passes through every province and territory in the country. After 25…
Satisfy your craving for adventure with these breathtaking hikes from around the world
BY: JEFF HERNANDEZ Hiking is a great thing to do when it comes to weekend adventures. However, selecting the best location for hiking can be a difficult task. While you may be left disappointed by the fact that you don’t…
These photos will take you on a tour through the majestic Appalachian Trail
BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s roughly 2,190 miles and 14 states of grueling work and unforgettable sites. With everything from the southern hospitality in Georgia all the way through exquisite mountain ranges to Baxter State Park in Maine, it’s no wonder that…
9 incredible benefits of living a barefoot lifestyle
BY: ERIC CARRELL Shoes have become an essential part of our lives, providing their cushioning, supportive, warm and stylish bliss. They are so important that we rarely question their need, importance or any health benefits we might be missing out…
A dream vacation just became one man’s full-time job
BY: CAROLINE ROLF What if you had the opportunity to walk across Norway on foot, exploring the country’s incredible streams and mountains? This would be the ideal vacation for most adventurers, and it just became a full-time job for…
Capturing 50 reasons to hike Angels Landing
BY: DONNY Earlier this year, my friends and I decided to road trip to southern Utah and Arizona. Zion National Park was one of the top places we HAD to visit. Zion is an adventurer’s paradise with tons of hiking,…
In 2017, the government is making admission to all of Canada’s national parks free
BY: JESSICA BEUKER 2017 marks Canada’s 150th birthday, and Parks Canada has an early birthday present for all Canadians. In an initiative brought forward by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Parks Canada is waiving all park entrance fees for a year.…
This man used to hike for two days just to check his emails—then he did something about it
BY: DANIEL WATERBOURNE The Annapurna Region in Nepal is an incredibly remote region, circled by limestone mountains capped with snow. To this day, Nangi is only accessible by foot. So for six years, once a month Mahabir Pun would hike…
Photographer hikes 130 km in Northern Sweden to prove a point about workaholic-worship
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ The West is full of workaholics, glorifying “business” and moving at a pace that often forgets to slow down now and then to actually live. Photographer Adelina Darvina realized she had allowed her busy schedule to consume…
Research shows that people are ditching religion and turning their attention to nature instead
BY: SWIKAR OLI Science is showing that the spiritual experience of watching the sun cascade through a ceiling of trees is being preferred to the long-winded sermons of synagogue or Sunday mass. A Baylor University study confirmed that people who…
2 hrs in nature could save you from being one of the 5 billion with vision problems by 2050
BY: JESSICA BEUKER By the year 2050 half of the world’s population—an estimated five billion—will be nearsighted. Of those people, one billion falls into a high-risk category, putting them at severe risk for permanent blindness. There are however, preventative measures…
This video takes you on an incredible tour of the astonishing Pacific Crest Trail
BY: ROB HOFFMAN From the sun-bleached hills of Mexico’s boarder to the frozen edge of Canadian woodland—the Pacific Crest Trail has seen a lot of love ever since Cheryl Strayed’s novel-turned-blockbuster, Wild, hit the big screen. Though the true magic…
I hiked to 10,000 ft. in the High Sierras, and found the mountain top was powdered with coke
BY: TYLER FYFE We came to a wood cabin, drawn like moths to the smothered glow of oil lamps in foggy window panes. We had hiked nearly blind through the night—measuring our progress by the sound of crunching gravel. When…