Ask any woman trail runner what she loves about her sport, and she’s likely to talk your ear off expounding on its many gifts—the sense of freedom, the experien...
Few motions on a mountain bike evoke a more powerful feeling of flow than winding through the trees.
Santa Cruz redwoods, Crested Butte aspens, Phoenix sagua...
Stretching for some 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada, the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) follows the spine of the Rocky Mountains, passing through Glacier, Yel...
There’s something romantic about living on the road and having the freedom to explore the great outdoors. On Instagram, there’s no shortage of photographers tak...
Ragnar Trail relays feature everything you loved about summer camp as a kid: fun outdoor activities with friends, s’mores around the campfire, and night skies t...
Whether your preference is fast and flowy, or steep and technical, the beginning of the mountain biking season beckons all riders to suit up and pedal out.
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Learn more in our May, 25, 2021 article on this issue.
Last week, researchers from Duke University published a study co-sponsored by REI on flame retardant tre...
When you ask somebody where they’re from, and they say, “I’m from Chicago,” chances are they’re not from Chicago. They’re from St. George or Wilmette, Illinois,...
Hike all day, play all afternoon. Getting outside provides us with all kinds of benefits. More vitamin D for healthy bodies, increased ability to focus, and of ...
Size matters when you’re into outdoor activities that require big gear and you’re tight on storage space. Kayaks have been notoriously cumbersome and difficult ...
The Colorado Mountain Bike Association had one goal: bring more trails built by mountain bikers, for mountain bikers to the Front Range. The REI co-op stepped i...
If mountain biking passion is proportionate to trail access, Colorado's Front Range is among the most stoked populations of riders in the country.
There are mo...
