We’re committed to expanding access to inspirational places. So this year we’re investing $1M in the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC). We will su...
Editor’s note: This article was published prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need to travel, check the CDC FAQ page about COVID-19 risks for travelers,...
Editor’s note: In 2021 REI Adventures phased out its international trips to focus on and grow its adventures programs and experiences throughout the U.S.
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As most trail runners will tell you, there’s nothing like a run in the woods or the mountains to refresh one’s mind and lift one’s spirit.
The combination of...
Winter is what many trail runners like to call “lottery season.” It’s the time of year when many of the most popular, in-demand trail races and ultramarathons a...
Summer is just around the corner and the anticipation is palpable. Last weekend we asked our Instagram community to share how they plan to kick off their summer...
Here on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, we had record-breaking wet weather for the start of 2016. Once Mother Nature finally took a break from flingi...
Nothing gets me excited for summer like unearthing my box of backpacking gear. For years, I’ve been pretty devoted to my old, trustworthy stalwart of a pack, so...
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 ...