The Ice Age National Scenic Trail (IAT) is one of very few endurance backpacking opportunities in our nation’s middle. Spanning 1,200 miles and situated entirel...
Toasted marshmallows and camping go together like dorm rooms and dollar store ramen noodles. But if college taught us anything, even the simplest snacks benefit...
And one good reason to always hit the trail in the morning (no excuses!)
Tomsen Reed is an outdoor guy. Living in Utah, he hikes, skis, and camps. But runnin...
At Outdoor Retailer Summer 2016, the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) rebranded to Camber Outdoors.
Outdoor Retailer, a trade show that takes plac...
Backpacking may be the ultimate expression of outdoor freedom. It is the ability to carry everything you need on your back; it's the freedom to venture out, exp...
No peaks? No problem.
Trail Run Project member Chris Rozoff lives in Wisconsin now, but he got his start running in the mountains of Colorado. After exploring ...
Start 'em young, listen to what they want to do, and remember that it's OK if it's still a work in progress.
On the southern tip of Lake Michigan, in the sma...
There’s Alabama, and then there’s Huntsville, a thriving trail running community that's home to over 100 miles of trails within a few miles of the city limits.
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By Dan Nordstrom, CEO of Outdoor Research, and Rebecca Bear, Director of REI Education and Local Community Development
In the outdoor industry, we know that ti...
The following list is designed for a non-guided backpacking trip in Arches National Park. (For information about visiting the park, see our guide.) The list inc...
Arctic blasts of wind slam us as a nuclear sun reflects off the snow to create an intense solar oven: At 12,000 feet in California’s High Sierra in mid-April, w...
Here at REI, as you might expect, we get a lot of great questions about camping—tent maintenance, repairs and usage in particular. Here are some of the most com...
