#Outdoors

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

9 Brilliant Backyard Lighting Ideas to Illuminate Your Outdoor Space

Whether you're looking for some easy string lights or a more permanent installation, these ideas will make your yard more functional around the clock. Check out the backyard lighting ideas and images here.

Miscellaneous | Opinion

The Toxic Masculinity of Tactical Survival Gear

In the wilderness, it isn't cheap, paracord-wrapped hatchets and trenching tools that we need to survive. It's each other.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

8 Natural Ways to Repel Insects Without Bug Spray

You don’t need a can full of DEET to keep ticks and mosquitoes at bay in a survival situation.

Family & Parenting | Kids

12 Month-By-Month Day Trips For The Year Ahead In South Carolina

Create memories that'll last a lifetime with this month-by-month list of wonderful day trips to take in South Carolina in 2020.

Sports | Cycling

Video: Discovering the Joy of Bikepacking in the Backcountry

From codirectors Analise Cleopatra and Aly Nicklas, Pedal Through follows a trio of women—Cleopatra, her close friend and fellow newcomer to the sport DeJuanae Toliver, and professional mountain biker Brooklyn Bell—as they ride 132 miles of the Three

Sports | Cycling

How We Can Build an Anti-Racist Outdoor Industry

The work must continue long after the protests end. Here's how to start. 

Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals

Tips for Watching Backyard Wildlife | Mental Floss

You don't need to climb mountains to find nature. Get to know your local animals with these 10 tips for backyard wildlife watching.

Sports | Sports

Top 10 Frisbee Games

Top 10 Frisbee GamesPerhaps not everyone showed up to practice today, or your in a backyard with some friends looking to spice up the party. Whatever the situation may be, you have a frisbee, some people, and the need to show off some skills. This page sh

Miscellaneous | Opinion

This Pandemic is Not a Vacation

There have been a lot of discussions surrounding how to behave socially during the Covid 19 pandemic, yet a lot of the basic precautions are being ignored, and certain actions are affecting smaller communities across the globe. While we all should be self

Travel | Travel

9 Ways to Stop Using So Much Plastic

Going zero waste is hard, but these easy changes to how you eat, drink, and store food will make a big difference

Sports | Sports

Women Are Still Not Treated Equally in the Outdoor Industry

A recent Camber study on gender equity exposes discrimination in the outdoors, especially in the bike industry

Sports | Cycling

Salsa Cycles Presents: Scamp Life

A glimpse into the life of Salsa riders Eszter Horanyi and Scott Morris as they travel the country by way of their home, the Scamp.

Recipes | Cooking/Recipes

The Best Charcoal Grill Is Now Portable

Equipped with a new lightweight, low-to-the-ground stand, the classic PK Grill and Smoker is now tailgate-ready

Advice & Self-Help | advice and self help

The Secret To Staying Happy Is Getting Whatever Exposure To Nature You

A new study finds that even just seeing a tree or hearing a birdsong will up your state of mind.

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

The Hiker’s Guide to Leaving No Trace . . . and in One Piece | NRDC

How to be responsible, pee responsibly, and handle animal encounters when you’re out in the wild, communing with nature.

Miscellaneous | Interesting stories

Solo-Hiking the AT During a Summer of Political Chaos

What happens when an African American woman decides to solo-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine during a summer of bitter political upheaval? Everything you can imagine, from scary moments of racism to new friendships to soaring epiphanies ab

Sports | Cycling

MT HOOD, OREGON by Sportful Squadra Avventura

The legend of the mountain is, well, stuff of legend. Having been given its current name in 1792 during the expedition of Captain George Vancouver, Mount Hood was formerly known by its native Multnomah name of Wy’east. Call it what you will, the mountai

Politics | Politics

Tourism under Trump: Can recreation in Appalachia revive a struggling economy?

It’s mid-April, and the New River flows lazily past the town of Thurmond, West Virginia between ridges marked by the mix of leafless brown and electric green that signals the moment just before nature explodes

Family & Parenting | Kids

Camping Gear That Does Everything (Except Pitch the Tent)

We’ve rounded up 10 awesome items to help you make the most of your family’s summer adventures.

Travel | Travel

Puerto Escondido tourist information: your complete guide

Puerto Escondido Oaxaca: visitor information for a beach destination in Mexico — where to stay, attractions, activities, weather, maps, restaurants.

Food & Drink | Coffee

Campfire Coffee Smackdown: The Best Methods, Ranked

Trying to decide whether to lug that French press across three mountain passes? We tested six methods to determine which was best.

Travel | Travel

RootsRated

Only the best outdoor experiences. Hand-picked by experts. Forget thousands of crowd-sourced trail reviews-- we don't have time for that and neither do you. We work closely with local experts to curate the best-of-the-best, so that you get exclusive a

Travel | Travel

The Best Outdoor Activities in Chicago

The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the Windy City

Travel | Travel

Blue Ridge Outdoors | Outdoor Adventure Magazine

Blue Ridge Outdoors is your guide to hiking in the Southeast, biking in the Blue Ridge and Appalachian adventures from the Highlands to the Piedmont.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

The Weird Ways Americans Try to Make the Wilderness Comfy | WIRED

To be able to unplug and enjoy nature, you need outhouses and food trucks.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Best Outdoor Swimming Holes in Los Angeles

From the Rock Pool in Malibu to Eaton Canyon Falls, Los Angeles has plenty of swimming water-holes to help you beat the heat this summer.

Food & Drink | Coffee

2016 Swift Industries x Stumptown Camp Coffee

By Nathan Kane

Miscellaneous | Local Flavor

You can now hike 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains uninterrupted

For more than 50 years, Southern Californians have dreamed of following an uninterrupted trail among the sycamore canyons and sandstone peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Sports | Cycling

No Reception

The trip was originally conceived as a way to test a few choice pieces of gear designed in collaboration between Taylor Stitch and Mission Workshop. A quick escape…

Sports | Cycling

Meet the Super Bowl Athlete Who Rides as Hard as He Plays

Denver Broncos safety David Bruton Jr. spends his offseason climbing and descending Colorado's toughest roads and trails.

Sports | Cycling

Bringing Endurance Goodness - Bike Races - The Outdoor Experience Organization

Endurance mountain bike races and other events to benefit trails and outdoors. The Transsylvania Mountain Bike Epic and more. From The Outdoor Experience Organization.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Best Family Beaches In Southern California

There’s nothing like a sunny Southern California day at the beach. Half of the challenge is in knowing where to go.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Kid Friendly Outdoor Movies In Los Angeles

Looking to keep the kids busy for a couple hours this summer in L.A.? Take then to an outdoor movie! all these movies are family friendly and free for all! Places like Alfredo's Beach Club and the Westfield Mall show both new and old films.

Food & Drink | Chicago Food & Drink

Best outdoor restaurants, patios and cafes in Chicago

Get in gear for alfresco season with our picks for the best outdoor restaurants, patios, gardens and sidewalk cafés in town

Miscellaneous | Local Flavor

Top 5 Beach Camping Sites in California | Camping | SoCal Wanderer | KCET

Pitch a tent and watch the sunset from any of these glorious beach camping sites.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Holiday Gift Guide:
The Outdoor Enthusiast

Awesome gift ideas for outdoorsy folk. You know who they are! We hope this awesome gift guide gives you some good ideas!

Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff

6 Los Angeles Hikes With Spectacular Endings

These Los Angeles-area hikes, compiled just for Outdoors Week, all come with spectacular sights along the trail—fun bonuses to pile on top of the exercise and fresh-air time, and the...