Travel Tips and Gear Reviews
The best hiking socks I’ve ever worn
If you're going to be even moderately serious about hiking, you're going to have to ditch the old cotton socks you can grab at Walmart.
Here are the 19 best U.S. parks to see the stars
According to research in 2016, The Milky Way is hidden from more than one-third of humanity, including 60% of Europeans and nearly 80% of North Americans.
When there’s a zombie apocalypse, this is the water filter I...
One filter cleans itself, which is a deal-breaker
How To: You can dehydrate ground beef, but there’s a trick
One thing I love to bring in the backcountry with me is dehydrated ground beef. You can prep it at home with a dehydrator in under 7 hours and it makes a hearty addition to any starch.
BARGAIN: My favorite backpacking lantern currently 52% off at REI
I've been using two Black Diamond Apollo Lanterns for about three years. They're lightweight (7.8 ounces). They throw 80 lumens of light - which...
With National Park entry fees about to skyrocket, the annual pass...
News that the National Park Service will most likely raise entry fees at many of the nations most beloved National Parks rocked the outdoor...
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Endangered Key Deer searching for fresh water after Hurricane Irma
Wildlife experts are now asking for the publics help
Wildlife
Dept. of Interior: Wildlife activities now a $156 billion industry
The study, which is conducted every five years, shows big jumps in wildlife watching and fishing, but a major decrease in the amount of people participating in hunting.
Endangered Parrots moved to shelter as Hurricane Maria batters Puerto Rico
This is the second time in two weeks.
Your pee is luring mountain goats in Glacier National Park
Researchers concluded that the urine at Logan Pass was attracting the goats and the large groups of humans were helping keep mountain goat predators, like bears, coyotes, and wolverines at bay.
National Parks
Why there’s never been a better time to own a camper
You can travel safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
It was April 8, a few days before Easter Sunday, and the entire country was on its...
National Park closes trail so helicopter can purge tons of human waste
A popular hiking trail at Zion National Park in Utah was temporarily shut down this week so helicopters could evacuate 16,000 lbs. of human...
NASA: Ozone Hole is the Smallest since 1988
According to scientists from NASA and NOAA, warm temperatures in the Antarctic led to a smaller ozone hole this year.
The "hole" in the Earth's...
