As the name suggests, the REI Traverse pack boasts a roomy 65 liters of capacity, enough to easily support that challenging weeklong trek in Yosemite that my hu...
With no water available anywhere along the route of my family’s late-March, overnight backpacking trip into the canyon of Utah’s Dirty Devil River–except the he...
The following list is designed for a non-guided backpacking trip in Olympic National Park. (For information about visiting the park, see our guide.) The list in...
If you're a red-blooded, fun-loving mountain biker, you climb so you can descend
In other words, you work so you can play. If you're riding a stock mountain ...
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“The sky above you goes on forever, and the landscape appears as endless...
Maybe you're a veteran road runner, or maybe you're just lacing up your running shoes for the first time. Either way, next time you head outside, we highly reco...
Memories of my first time peering into the Grand Canyon are fuzzy. I was barely 4 years old, but the photo I still have of my mom and me on the rim with that li...
Being an REI member is like being a part of a big muddy family of outdoor enthusiasts. Last weekend we asked our Instagram community to share what they love abo...
For photographer Jillian Lukiwski, everything is better if it’s done outside. “Eaten outside, sipped outside, created outside,” she says. So she’s built her lif...
It's the perfect time of year to take the family out exploring the beautiful national parks our country has to offer. For many families, that also includes Fido...
It’s that time of the year to start the transition from winter to summer. In the summer, I find myself outdoors as much as possible to soak up the long daylight...
Ever had a photo pop up in your Instagram feed and thought, Hey, I’ve seen that before? Someone standing in the same spot, looking at that same mountain in the ...
