Unraveling the Plight of the Pinyon Jay

A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple of pinyon jays chattered loudly as they flew over the piñon pine and juniper woodlands that sweep across the foothills. “They have really fun calls,” said Peggy Darr, then the resource management specialist with Santa Fe County’s […]

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The Classic Route (If You’re a Badass)

Oo, la la, it's Chamonix at its best.

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10,000 People Have Hit ‘SOS’ on a Garmin InReach—Here Are the Data

Here's who calls for rescue and why.

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‘Labyrinth of Ice’ Takes You on Harrowing Journey to Farthest North

Read an excerpt from a new tale of a fascinating, grueling polar survival epic.

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Wanna Climb the Matterhorn?

World's pointiest mountain beckons.

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She Went From Mexico to the Sierra Nevada and Brought Her Food

Latin backpacking food? Sign us up.

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Beryl Burton Was Britain’s Best Rider For Years—She’d Still Smoke Most Folks

Beryl Burton beat men, crushed the female field, butted heads with racer daughter...and never turned pro.

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Colorado Town Seizing Ski Resort’s Land To Stop It Building Employee Housing

The Vail Town Council says that while affordable housing is desperately needed in the community, Vail Resorts' Booth Heights project would threaten local bighorn sheep.

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Finding Home and Stoke in the Kootenays

Quite a backyard, here.

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There’s Just Something About Full Grain Leather Hiking Boots

Wanna hand your boots down to the kiddies? They'd be stoked on the Scarpa SL Actives we review here.

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“I Think Its Fair to Say Endurance Cyclists Have a Bit of a Wandering Soul”

Here's what it takes to ride the Silk Road Mountain Race.

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If You Need Us, We’ll Be Chilling in Our New Fave Camp Chair

When your dogs are barkin' this chair is callin'

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Private Land Owners Keep Trying to Keep You Out of Public Streams

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the public has a right to stand on privately owned streambeds to fish or while boating through -- a loss to landowners who want the right to exclude the public.

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In Pursuit of Soul: Midwest Skiing

Skiing is where the snow falls.

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Your Homework Is to Get Cozy in This Vermont Schoolhouse Cabin

This schoolhouse rocks.

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A Cargo E-Bike Can Replace Your Car

The right e-bike opens up a whole new world of transportation adventure—the Benno Boost E may be that bike.

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This Canoe Movie About Snowboarding Will Make You Think Out Of The Box

“There’s kind of only two people that I know of, that I hang out with, that would be dumb enough to do this with me.”

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During the Clean Water Act’s 50th Year, What Should We Celebrate?

Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges.

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So You Wanna Be a Ski Patroller?

Nothing cooler.

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Kristina’s Complete Guide to Alpine Start Breakfasts

Nobody should have to think at 4 a.m. Plan your calories now and you'll be oh so happy later.

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By the Bikes We Are Healed

One person's joy is another person's healing.

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The Time I Saved a Bear’s Life By Smoking a Spliff

Smoke 'em if you got 'em. A bear's life may be at stake.

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These Landscapes Will Blow Your Mind

Don't trust everything you see.

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Rangers Don’t Want to Have to Patrol Crags to Keep People From Defacing Them

Wyoming's Tensleep canyon is being loved, and climbed, to death.

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Mountains as Therapy for Mental Illness

Take two scrambles and call me in the morning.

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49 Days Stranded in a Yukon Winter Living on Toothpaste and Imaginary Soup

No gear. No training. No experience. How Helen Klaben and Ralph Flores lived an impossible seven weeks lost in the Yukon.

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Doc Said to Double Your Dose of Friday Inspiration

The power of bikes—what can't they do?

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A Day in the Lives of a Backpacker and Her Dog

The bestest hiking partner.

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Data From Our Super Secret Test of Running “Shoes” Are In

The kind of running footwear test we can get behind.

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A Family Works Together to Fill the Freezer for Another Year

In Alaska, a fall moose hunt is a collective effort.

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Cyril Derreumaux’s Excellent Kayak Adventure From California to Hawaii

3 months, 2,400 miles, and oh about 8 million paddle strokes.

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Living On Ice

Something so soothing about preparing for life in a truly inhospitable place.

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E-Bikes Need Their Own Classification System on Public Land

If e-mtbs are to be allowed on public lands, we've a whole lot of thinking to do about what that means, says the author.

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Activism Grounded in Wild Places

Pull up a chair around the fire for a new storytelling series from Patagonia.

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Now This Is the Kind of 360-Degree Action Cam Footage We Need

You film your way, I'll film mine.

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The Incredible Story of 31 Teenagers Biking Across America

What happened when 31 kids biked across the country in 1982? More than they could ever imagine.

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In West Texas, a Writer’s Studio Meets Hunter’s Blind

Hemingway would approve.

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Who Should Manage Public Lands Sacred to Native Americans?

Native Americans’ decadeslong struggle for control over sacred lands is making progress.

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The Unquenchable Human Thirst for Movement

Genetic, cultural, whatever the reason, we’re blessed (cursed?) with the near-constant urge to move, to see what’s next, to travel around the bend. This short film walks us through the many forms that can take.

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Cody Townsend’s Must Watch Ski Mountaineering Show ‘The Fifty’ Is Back

The best ski show on the internet is back.

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Meet the Boundary-Smashing Climber Called The ‘Queen of The North Faces’

A a Swiss woman, Louise “Loulou” Boulaz couldn't vote, but she sure as hell could climb.

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Hearty, Vegan Blueberry Muffins For the Trail

These Hearty Blueberry Muffins are delicious and versatile. I made a batch for my kids as part of Sunday morning brunch. I slipped the few leftovers into my bike jersey for a snack on a 2-hour gravel training ride. The muffins digest easily as they are made from oats and provide a nice balance of […]

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The World May Be Insane Right Now, But the Bears Are Still Plenty Fat

Forget your worries and drift off to an ursine paradise.

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Want to Crush Bucket List Adventures in your 60s? Here’s Your Mentor

Karts Huseonica who set Arizona hiking records, climbed Rainier, floated the length of the Amazon, and survived with Bear Grylls—all after earning his AARP card— is basically a spirit animal for anyone who wants to embrace adventure at any age.

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‘If You Are Riding it Like This You Are Voiding the Warranty’

Are you in the mood for quirky? Meet Ron.

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