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From setting up a vise to gathering materials, here's everything you need to tie a basic fly
Spring is the ideal time to collect maple sap and boil it down to syrup. When COVID-19 hit, writer and photographer Andy Cochrane paused his travels around the country and headed home just in time to help his parents with their annual maple-syrup operation in northern Minnesota. Here's how they did it.
Invasive pythons wreak havoc on Florida ecosystems, and each year the state Fish and Wildlife officials hold a competition for amateur and professional hunters to see who can round up the most reptiles
'Dear Humanity' is a celebration of the earth's beauty and a call to action to protect it
These are the tools you need to get started
In an excerpt from his new book, 'In Praise of Walking,' Shane O'Mara delves into the science behind an activity that human beings often underestimate
From humble jellyfish anecdotes to straightforward self-help, three new titles offer resonant takeaways for these worrisome times
A new United Nations report finds that Scandinavian nations continue to be the happiest in the world. Here's why.
'Last Call for the Bayou' follows five Louisiana residents as they battle to keep their industries alive amid disappearing wetlands
As every seasoned traveler knows, the most meaningful trips are the ones where everything goes wrong
In his new book, writer Mark O'Connell explores what our anxieties about the future say about our precarious present
In this film from director Brian Kelley, Carl Casey explains what a champion tree is and some strategies he uses to find them
Hemmed between the Oregon and Washington border, this windy water-sports mecca has something for everyone. Add it to your list of adventures worth waiting for.
From poetry to nonfiction, these books celebrate everything we love about our planet
In his new photo book "Errors of Possession," adventure photographer Garrett Grove documents the region's shifting industries and culture
Super tuskers are a highly poached population of elephants that are known to have ivory tusks that drop to the ground.
On going back to the mountains after a traumatic accident
A crew of daring twentysomethings had a half-baked plan to canoe through the jungle. Not surprisingly, they ran into all sorts of trouble.
Last December, around 100 tourists set out for New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island, where an active volcano has attracted hundreds of thousands of vacationers since the early 1990s. It was supposed to be a routine six-hour tour, including the highlight: a quick hike into the island's otherworldly caldera. Then the volcano exploded. What happened next reveals troubling questions about the risks we're willing to take when lives hang in the balance.
'Space,' a film from Gnarly Bay Productions and Howl Collective, reminds us that there's still adventure out there to be had
Surfers Belinda Baggs, Liz Clark, and Moona Whyte reflect on their relationship to conservation
Lessons from Wendell Berry, Wallace Stegner, and my neighborhood trees
Cinemas and film festivals are screening online. Here are our favorites.
Don and Steve Friedman decided to bond with a trek in the Cascades. Worked great! Except for some minor disagreements about work. And money. And hope. And the meaning of life. And …
The architect Charles Bello has spent the past 52 years restoring forests from logging and protecting the land on his 400-acre Bello Ranch in Northern California. Here's what he's learned along the way.
'Expedition Norway' follows a group of photographers on a mission to document the northern lights
There's something about swimming that makes us feel very much alive—even as we enter an environment where the risk of death is all around us
Sometimes, the idea of living self-sufficiently in the woods, far from crowds and grocery stores, doesn't sound so bad. Lynx Vilden has been doing just that for decades, while teaching others how to live primitively, too.
'Big Ben' profiles former professional surfer Ben Wilkinson, whose current career is working with unwieldy Hawaiian trees
Social distancing is a prime opportunity to discover the nature in our own backyards and redefine our idea of what's wild
Journalist Sarah Scoles's 'They Are Already Here' explores people's obsession with discovering what else may be out there
Welcome to America's newest national park, with endless and huge sand dunes to explore. It's our 62 Parks Traveler's fifth stop on her journey to visit every U.S. national park in a year.
A robbery was the last thing anyone ever expected in to the remote outpost of Longyearben, Norway
The SkyGlow Project traveled to several national parks to document how night skies there have changed with urban development
From surf cams to Fat Bear Week, live nature feeds inspire adventure and offer a break from reality
Men suffer higher rates of suicide and drug abuse than women. Many are anxious and lonely—and, as a result, they’re all too often angry and violent. Wilderness Collective thinks the solution lies in open spaces, UTVs, and fireside talks. But is that enough?
As wilderness hubs like Bishop and Moab shutter their gates to visitors, what's an outdoor lover to do during a pandemic? We're here to help.
Hostels are closing, volunteers are staying home, and trail organizations are advising hikers to cancel their plans
Experimental programs in Georgia and Louisiana are placing patients who may be infected in park cabins and RVs
America's patchwork laws on big-cat ownership create all kinds of problems—like when people let their dangerous kitties go free
When the Discovery Channel invited me to audition for its popular survival-challenge reality show, I knew it was going to be rough. What followed was one of the most intense experiences of my life.
The best way to de-stress during this frightening time is to look for safe opportunities to get outside
A trip to the largest of Hawaii Island's five national and historic parks is a step back in time, a place where two active volcanoes have long altered the landscape. From 1983 to 2018, lava poured into the Pacific Ocean, as it pounded and shaped the craggy shoreline. Today, endangered birds and rare orchids fill the rainforest and grasslands, geological wonders dot the terrain, and sacred cultural sites speak to the park's mythic roots.
The ice climber, kayaker, and paraglider continues to explore uncharted territories into his fifties
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Over 300 million people visited national parks in 2019, the third-highest total in over a century
After a nasty bike accident, journalist Sarah Allely found basic activities impossible. Then she started spending more time outdoors.
After a public outcry, the BLM announced that it will not offer oil and gas leases on the Slickrock Trail near Moab—a popular mountain biking destination
An entire mountain range to itself, dramatic stretches of the Rio Grande, and 118 miles of shared border with Mexico are just a few reasons why this 801,163-acre range in southwest Texas is worth a visit
An armchair psychological study of outdoor Instagram poses—and what you can do to stand out from the crowd. As illustrated by Outside staffers.
Computers can identify sounds much better and faster than humans. So what do we learn when we ask them to listen to everything?
Adventures take a lot of planning. But what if all that stress means you don't go at all?
The popular Maine national park will begin testing a reservation system for driving on certain roads in fall 2020 to help alleviate congestion
The loss further threatens a dwindling population of cats in the Santa Monica Mountains
New Zealand's South Island is undoubtedly one of the world's most beautiful places, where golden beaches and dense rainforests border the snow-capped Southern Alps and adventures are endless. But for those of us who can't pick up and move to Christchurch, here's a definitive guide on how to make the most of your time there.
Despite pending lawsuits, the administration is forging ahead
Harold Bennally wanted to run the Boston Marathon in moccasins. So he planned a fundraiser on the Navajo Nation to get there.
Artist Jane Kim's massive new mural in San Francisco is an attempt to wake us up to the plight of the suffering species
'Honeyland,' 'Into the Canyon,' and 'Okavango: River of Dreams' are generating buzz at Sundance and the Oscars. You can also stream them online.
Now that scientists are seeing the effects of global warming on everyday weather, all our adventure plans are being impacted
A new study by Outdoor Foundation finds we're playing outside less than we did a decade ago
Bluebird Backcountry is an avalanche- and ski-patrolled ski area where you'll have to climb to earn your turns
Extend that layover—these megacities have plenty of outdoor activities within an hour or two of downtown
After 30 years, Ktunaxa First Nation, with help from the Canadian government and Patagonia, finally shut down the Jumbo Glacier ski-resort development
It's going to take a lot more work to move from plastic to compostable packaging
The stunning Paparoa Track is the country’s first new Great Walk to be completed in 25 years, and is unlike any to come before it. Our reporter scored a spot on opening day.
We talked to the experts about everything from surface stability to parking to find the most epic trails in the U.S.
Starting today, Alaska Airlines' latest fare sale tackles two of the greatest obstacles to seeing the northern lights—price and timing
There have been countless reports denouncing travel in the fight against climate change. This environmentalist thinks you should consider the bigger picture.
Or why you should absolutely make room in your bag for those shrimp skewers on your next trip
After a breaching humpback nearly landed on Tom Mustill's kayak, the wildlife filmmaker became consumed with trying to understand the massive mammal. The result is PBS's ‘The Whale Detective.’
Don't worry, this tale has a happy ending
Ten books that sparked debate, started conversations, and launched movements in the past ten years—and what to read next
The country's largest dune field has been a national monument since 1933, but now it's our 62nd national park
In 2005, Richard Louv helped usher in the nature-as-therapy movement. His latest book asks us to start bonding with wild animals.
A few tips to help you incorporate this lifelong hobby into your everyday excursions
The technology hasn't gotten anywhere close to the early hype—and I'm fine with that
The athletes, activists, makers, movers, hustlers, and rule breakers who shaped our world this year