Washington’s Cascade mountain range houses some of the country’s most intriguing mammals, including black bears, cougars, grey wolves and wolverines. But when I...
Winter sports can feel downright difficult to pull off smoothly. You’ve got tough winter weather and heaps of gear to transport from one place to the next. (Hav...
With 39 mountain ranges, more than 3,000 rivers, 1,800 named islands and 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S., the basic math of Alaska is impressive, but the...
Liza Dietzen has dreamt of competing as a dog sledder since learning about the Iditarod in kindergarten. Ever since, she's dedicated the majority of her life to...
Adirondack Park is more difficult to define than most state—or even national—parks. For starters, it’s massive: The greenspace, codified in the state constituti...
Representing the Outdoors is a series dedicated to interviewing policy makers about outdoor issues. Uncommon Path takes a nonpartisan approach to interviewing e...
Representing the Outdoors is a series dedicated to interviewing policy makers about outdoor issues. The Co-op Journal takes a nonpartisan approach to interviewi...
I had long dreamed of visiting Jordan—of smearing black mud on my face and bobbing 1,410 feet below sea level in the Dead Sea, riding through sun-worn sandstone...
In the 2019 season of Wild Ideas Worth Living we dove a little deeper. Instead of just focusing on individuals, we talked about themes—mindfulness, facing fear,...
The Tongass National Forest sprawls nearly 17 million acres across an archipelago in southeastern Alaska. One of the largest remaining temperate rainforests in ...
Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro is a bucket list climb for a reason. The mountain's 19,341-foot Uhuru Peak is not only the highest point in Africa, making it ...
Editor’s Note: If you think you’re experiencing severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder or any of the mental health condition...