Some people take action against climate change by tweaking personal habits, like flying less, switching to renewable energy or using public transportation. Othe...
In 2008, Saint Anthony’s Church in the heart of Questa, New Mexico, partially collapsed. An adobe structure, it had stood in the town’s historic plaza since the...
The entrance to Indiana Dunes National Park isn’t a historic monument standing sentinel on a sweeping landscape, like Yellowstone’s. To reach it, one doesn’t dr...
For the past eight years, Janet Hensley has lived in a van from March to November, never straying more than a few minutes from the Appalachian Trail (AT). The 5...
Scott Douglas started running at age 15, right around the same time he began noticing a chronic, low-level state of depression, though he didn’t have a name for...
Breaks Interstate Park isn’t like other parks. Encompassing a wild parcel that runs along eastern Kentucky and western Virginia, it’s among a handful of interst...
As a co-op, we believe that a life outdoors is a life well lived. We’re dedicated to protecting and advocating for the lands we love, and that starts with under...
Pat O’Toole was on horseback the first time he observed the preposterous breeding ritual of the greater sage grouse. It was near dawn in the spring of 1977, the...
A version of this story appeared in the winter 2020 issue of Uncommon Path.
To live in Charleston is to live with water. Come to the Low Country, and you’ll s...
If you live in the United States, time outside probably means something to you. Of the entire U.S. population, nearly half of people age 6 and older participate...
On a gray December afternoon, Stacie Foster walked her dogs Bowie and Archie along the leaf-studded trails of Seattle’s Discovery Park, holding tight to their l...
At the co-op, we believe the outdoors is a place to find common ground with people from all backgrounds and political affiliations. When it comes to politics, R...
