Through our Keepers of the Outdoors series, we'll introduce you to people who protect and care for our wild places.
From maintaining miles of backcountry...
This month’s question: Jane Watson, an REI Co-op member since 1989 and manager/editor of REI’s Expert Advice program, has helped put together dozens of REI buyi...
If you spend the workweek at a desk and the weekend backpacking, your first rib needs a little help.
Most people probably have no idea that ribs even have numb...
A Q&A with the CEO of Kammok, a hammock company that lives and breathes the Texas outdoors
When you think of Texas, you probably don't think of hiking, c...
Because the world's problems feel smaller at the bottom of a 500-foot-deep abyss
We shiver and hobble on frozen feet that feel like stubs as we navigate the sl...
Since the beginning of mountain biking time, men have outnumbered women on the trails—but that’s finally changing.
In the early days, Joe Breeze, Tom Ritchey...
Encompassing more than a half a million acres, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest natural areas in the eastern U.S. Visited by more than ...
The following list is designed for a non-guided, non-winter trip in the Great Smoky Mountains. If you’re part of a guided group, check with the guide company to...
This past Sunday, REI Co-op released its first-ever collaboration beer. Born from a love of cycling and a shared belief that businesses should make meaningful c...
Nature nerds take to the woods as citizen scientists.
It started with a meltdown on the Appalachian Trail in 2004. After a bruising day tromping up and down ...
Mountain biking is a microcosm for real life. You crash, you fail, you get frustrated. You succeed, you achieve, you improve, you push your limits, and then may...
