What do you do when winter just won't let go? Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan and her family hole up in a cabin in Minnesota to wait out snow season’s last gasp.

And we mean "trips" in the literal sense. Our contributors share their most-loved, go-to spots across the U.S.

W. Hodding Carter, Jack Hitt, and Anthony Doerr look back on their attempts to raise kids who love the outdoors.

In March, a Utah man died while attempting to replicate a rope swing made famous by YouTube. Will the tragedy curb the latest adventure trend?

Environmentalists gain an unlikely ally

Clark Little jumped back into the waves of Oahu's North Shore hoping to capture the kinds of images not many get to see. Now he gets tumbled by shorebreaks full time, all for the sake of a good photo.

The first bike highway was born in car city, U.S.A.: Los Angeles. What can we learn from a vision of bike-centric transportation that never materialized?

After three years, Aaron Gulley finally made good on his obsession with one of the harshest, self-supported mountain bike races in the West.

The paragliding community is spitting mad about a video that purports to show a paramotor provocateur chasing and assaulting an owl for nearly seven minutes. But how do you identify the guy?

Childhood is the perfect time to solidify your kids' love of the outdoors. These camps are here to help.

What do rock-climbing heart transplant patients, Somali pirate hunters, and arctic cowboys have in common? All could be found on the big screen at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Of this year’s 217 films, these seven outdoor-focused picks were a cut above.

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With the number of fracking wells surrounding National Parks skyrocketing, a watchdog group exposes the true extent of their damage to our public lands

If triple-digit temps are common where you live, making sure you choose the right dog for your climate is key to having a happy pooch.

How do you predict the weather at the top of the world? Ask a highly unconventional meteorologist.

Keep ticks (and Lyme Disease) away this summer with a few simple guidelines

Carl Zimmer walks into the woods to find out why these tiny beasts are skyrocketing in number—and outsmarting scientists with every bite

A brilliant adaptation of Kon-Tiki brings the legend of Thor Heyerdahl to the masses

Mountaineer Garrett Madison has summited Everest with 28 clients in the last four years and is one of the world's top expedition guides. He shares his first update of the Everest 2013 season from Base Camp.

In 2003, Dan Bigley lost his sight when a grizzly mauled him on Alaska's Russian River. Ten years later, he's back outside, working to give his children the outdoor life that he almost lost.

The climate activist was released yesterday after being incarcerated for 21 months

We may never know how 21-year-old rafter Kaitlin Kenney died on the Colorado River, but we will never forget why she went

While a federal agency works to remove the grizzly bear from the endangered species list, opening the population to hunting, conservationists worry

9 people changing the face of global adventure

I want to hike part of the Appalachian Trail with my 16-year-old son this summer. We plan to go for a week. What are the best stretches for a trip like this?

Mined, dammed, and sucked dry: The annual list of of the country's most endangered waterways is out—and it isn't pretty.

When the Florida Wildlife Commission offered $1,500 for the most Burmese Pythons caught in the Everglades in a month, they had no idea that almost 1,600 would-be wranglers and a cabal of journalists would flock to the cypress swamps for what turned out to be more of a reality-TV audition than a good ole-fashioned bounty hunt. Now that the dust has settled, what

The ponies that carried Genghis Khan’s warriors are small, tough, and skittish as hell, making the prospect of riding them for 1,000 kilometers seem downright insane. American cowboy Will Grant couldn’t resist, so he entered the Mongol Derby—the longest, hardest horse race in the world—determined not just to finish but to win.

Two American climbers started the Centro de Escalada Urbana with a vision: to give kids from one of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest neighborhoods a leg up by teaching them to climb the cliffs near their home. Before they were done, they would blaze new routes up Rio’s granite walls, weather the death of a friend, and see the social order of one of Brazil's biggest slums turned upside down.

In 1966, a group of gravediggers in West Virginia reported seeing a flying humanoid figure with glowing red eyes. A year later, a nearby bridge collapsed, killing 46 people. Coincidence? Probably, but who knows.

The new country of South Sudan is blessed with oil, water, and a safari bonanza: one of the largest, most stunning animal migrations on earth. But without roads, laws, or infrastructure, can Africa’s youngest state turn potential into stabilizing profit? Patrick Symmes joins the adventure.

Three whitewater guides, one wooden dory, and the Colorado River, swollen by record snowmelt and raging with a fury that boatmen hadn't seen since the days of John Wesley Powell. From Kevin Fedarko's epic new book, The Emerald Mile, the incredible story of the fastest, wildest trip ever attempted through the Grand Canyon.

Travel to these destinations for tons of open space—and it's all yours

Three new trips in the world's wildest places

Sending your kids to camp may not be the best way to keep them active in the warm months

Get way out there at a new hotel in the foothills of the Himalayas

Take a page out of new books from Pollan, William McDonough, and Michael Braungart

Katie Heaney fell off a horse. Years later, she got back on. You can decide whether or not this works as a metaphor for something else.

Tomorrow, on World Water Day, a new start-up is launching a program that aims to raise $1 billion to improve clean water infrastructure by convincing resorts around the world to stop importing plastic bottles

One minute, you're checking a yardage marker for your buddy, and the next, you're being eaten by a golf course

Using source-to-sea boat trips and an ultramarathon, Rivers for Change is trying to cast rivers as arteries, not just playgrounds

Katie Arnold's meditation on training for a 50-mile race

Desertification is out of control, but there may be a way to stop it

Huston just left the country for his expedition to Ellesmere Island

Kristofor Lofgren, sustainable seafood expert and founder of Portland, Oregon's Bamboo Sushi, talks about his business and the seafood industry

Go see the New York Historical Society's exhibition of John James Audubon's "Audubon's Aviary" or go buy the book. Do it now.

The first of a new Adventure Ethics feature wherein we profile those whose work places them at the intersection of adventure and environmental issues

Belize has world-famous diving and wild rainforests. This lodge has the menu to match.

Rachel Dickinson boards a sailboat with ornithologists for a 10-hour voyage to the most remote island in the Falklands, which is home to more than half a million birds

In short: they clean up a lot of poop

Metallic mining in Wisconsin used to be tightly regulated. Mining Bill SB 1, signed into law by Scott Walker on Monday, is changing that.

They had only seen five percent of it when Rick and Liz Weber knew they had to buy the land and establish what would become the most prominent climbing property in the Eastern United States. But as the couple ages, they don't know how long they can keep footing the bills.

Gravel riding has exploded over the past few years. Frank Bures tries to figure out where it's going—and if that even matters.

Where can I find a cheap private island?

Axie Navas takes a look at a new sport that's figuring out its place—on the snow and in the air

Tourists must do their part to be a responsible addition to the ecotourism equation. Here's how.

The Patagonia founder dishes on environmental activism and the outdoor apparel industry at a sustainable business conference in San Francisco

Katie Heaney tries to figure out the difference between "shriveled dead thing" and chupacabra

Hunting is making a comeback by tapping a new crowd of athletic locavores, and that means big business for performance-minded gear companies

Brian Blickenstaff went to a not-quite-top-tier bobsled competition, and he found a bunch of people with a lot more in common than matching helmets

Ken Chase created a company that provides luxury tours for American conservatives. It's—this is important—not a place for angry Cambridge democrats. Also: "angry Cambridge democrat" is really redundant.

Denim. American denim.

Bill Bradley lost his job in December, and he hasn't stopped running since. The funny thing: he's not alone.

Greg and Julie Welch thought they were taking their regular, annual trip, paddling through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. Then the fire came.

Costa rica is basically one giant, overrun eco-resort, right? Not here.

There is no explicit definition of ocean or marine wilderness anywhere in the world, but there are about a dozen generally-agreed-upon places in the United States where you can—and should—see it

Did Katie Heaney actually go dogsledding? It seems like it—or this whole thing is just an extremely detailed fever dream.

As rising waters lap at endangered species' heels, the most effective responses are likely found outside the scope of that landmark legislation

Direct impacts rarely end well. Every year, collisions with wildlife result in 1.5 million crashes, 200 deaths, and $1 billion in vehicle damage. Here are five tips to stay safe.

In this chapter from Animal Wise, the latest book from journalist Virginia Morell, the author visits renowned scientist Dr. Irene Pepperberg to explore cognition in parrots, specifically, Alex the African Grey

Katie Heaney went snowkiting. She didn't fly.

Though its funding ends next year, the Transit in Parks program is seeking solutions to congested parks and opening federal lands to non-motorized travel

In 1900, Chicagoans remade their city’s namesake river. Then they let it go to hell.

Hollywood sticks it to the energy establishment with the new Matt Damon and John Krasinski film

Jim Harrison's new book, made up of two longer stories, is a fascinating read about the way we navigate rivers and life

Jason Diamond talks with Michael Kiser, the founder of a site that, well, hunts for good beer

Will a pilot program meant to find a second life for pre-owned apparel and footwear get off the ground?

Travis Winn, a 29-year-old river guide based in Kunming, is working to bring people from China’s growing cities out to see the last remaining wild river in the country and, in doing so, martial their support for protecting it from a series of proposed dams

With Jewell, the CEO and president of REI, at the helm of the Department of the Interior, could the industry finally find its green mojo?

Tweed is everywhere—and that's a good thing