Australia An Australian's Look at the American SouthwestOutside MagazineIn the feature-length documentary The Bikes of Wrath, a group of novice Australian cyclists departs from Oklahoma to replicate the iconic journey taken by the Joad family in the American novel The Grapes
The Best Binoculars Are the Ones You Have with YouOutside Magazine - Wes SilerI saw a juvenile wolf earlier this week. Even here, just north of Yellowstone National Park, wolves are a rare sight, and spotting a yearling is virtually unheard of. But because I had a good pair of on
The Coolest Cycling Gear from Sea Otter 2019Outside Magazine - Josh PattersonThe Sea Otter Classic, which started in 1991 as a mountain-bike race, has morphed into a full-on exhibition. There’s still the competition, of course, but now every April as professional and amateur racers
Beer Shower Beer Lovers, Meet Your New Best FriendOutside Magazine - Jakob SchillerPicture this: you’ve just come back from a long, sweaty spring ride or run and you’re tired, thirsty, and need a shower. It used to be that you had to rinse off and then crack a cold one, but with the
Pain Why You Have Hip Pain—and How to Treat ItOutside Magazine - Hayden CarpenterThe hips are the human body’s main engine and center of mass. The largest and most powerful muscle groups—the glutes, quads, and hamstrings—all connect at the hips, and they allow you to run, jump, climb,
Trail Running A Group of Urban Runners Learn About AltitudeOutside MagazineHood to Trail, from Yak Media and Stance, features three urban running crews as they figure out what it takes to be a trail runner. They begin their journey in Lyon, France, and work their way to Chamonix
USATF Scott Fauble Wants to Tell You His Strava SecretsOutside Magazine - Martin Fritz HuberLast week, I wrote a short primer ahead of Monday’s Boston Marathon in which I asserted that there was currently only one American marathoner capable of running faster than two hours and ten minutes in
Adventure Travel What to Wear on a Long FightOutside Magazine - Bryan RogalaIt wasn’t until I got married and traveled with my wife overseas that I realized the importance of wearing the right outfit for a long plane ride. I’ll never forget showing up to the airport for an overnight
Hammocks What's the Best Way to Keep Your Dog Safe in a Car?Outside Magazine - Chris O'NeillMy fiancée and I have two dogs: Lola, a six-year-old cocker spaniel, and Timber, a three-year-old golden retriever. They’re our adventure companions, traveling with usin the car for camping trips over
Surfing Let the Kids Lead Your Next AdventureOutside Magazine - Michele BigleyA parent’s purpose is to give their children skills to become independent adults. This means empowering them with decision-making abilities and plentiful chances to learn from their mistakes. When it to
The Best Outdoor Gear Shops in the U.S.Outside Magazine - Ariella GintzlerGear shops have always played an essential role in the ecosystem of any outdoor community. Sure, online retailers might offer frequent sales and the convenience of shopping from home, but nothing quite
Bill McKibben Bill Mckibben's 'Falter' Shows Why We're Failing EarthOutside Magazine - Heather HansmanWriter and environmentalist Bill McKibben has spent the past three decades writing about and fighting against climate change. His 1989 book The End of Nature was the first general-interest book to address
Adventure Travel The 7 Epic Routes Conrad Anker Wants You To ClimbOutside Magazine - Hayden CarpenterAs the saying goes, there are old climbers and there are bold climbers, but there are no old, bold climbers—except maybe for Conrad Anker. From his first lap up El Cap in the eighties to summiting Mount
Adventure Travel The World's Least Likely Outdoor DadOutside Magazine - Rick MarinI’m not Mr. Nature. More of an indoorsman, if you will. I grew up in Toronto, a snowball’s throw from downtown, then moved to New York, where I dated women who’d take in my blinding urban pallor and say
Why Do Americans Hate Bikes So Much?Outside Magazine - Eben WeissIn the late 19th century, the bicycle captivated America. The machine became so popular that it quickly transformed the landscape—cycling literally paved the way for today’s roadways, and it was a demand
Colorado An Inside Look at Outside's Grand Junction Bike TestOutside MagazineEach year we head to a cycling mecca to test dozens of road and mountain bikes in search of the best new rides. For 2019, we spent more than a week in Grand Junction, Colorado, and every ride—on pavement,
Adventure Travel Visit Any National Park for Free This SaturdayOutside Magazine - Nicholas HuntAmerica’s national parks are hosting a weeklong party starting this Saturday, and the best part is that we’ll be the ones getting gifts—in the form of free entrance to over 400 parks. The fee-free day
Subaru Outback The 2020 Subaru Outback Is the Best One YetOutside Magazine - Wes SilerSubaru is known for two things: All-wheel drive and turbocharged engines. And after a long absence, those two things are finally coming together again in 2020 on the brand’s most iconic model: the Outback.
Wellness The Best Anti-Inflammatory Diet Is Just Healthy EatingOutside Magazine - Christine ByrneIn the world of wellness, inflammation has become the ultimate supervillain. Anything that promotes inflammation is immediately thought to be bad, while anything that fights it is good. There are well
A Day in the Life of Mikaela ShiffrinOutside MagazineThe latest video from Alterra, Mikaela: Out of the Gate showcases a day in the life of ski racing's biggest icon. From media appearances to World Cup championships, she manages it all—with a little help
A Scientific Ranking of the Best Rolling CoolersOutside Magazine - Joe JacksonWe’re living in the heyday of coolers. But as they get bigger and burlier, all of that rotomolded plastic and insulation make them damn heavy, even when empty. And forget it once they’re loaded down with
San Francisco, CA The Most San Francisco Running Challenge We've Ever Heard OfOutside MagazineImagine if you knew every inch of your neighborhood. Now expand that to the size of San Francisco. That's what Salomon runner Rickey Gates did during his project and the title of this film, Every Single
Adventure Travel The Perfect Highway 1 Road Trip Through CaliforniaOutside Magazine - Megan MichelsonCalifornia’s Highway 1 is a perennial favorite for adventurous road-trippers—and for good reason. You can visit the sunny beaches of San Diego, the wine country of the central coast, the rugged cliffs
Rory Meet the Cowboys and Cowgirls of the Rural Mississippi DeltaOutside Magazine - Rory DoylePhoto: Rory Doyle A recent article in Smithsonian estimated that just after the Civil War, one in four cowboys were African American. Yet this population was drastically underrepresented in popular accounts
North Face VF CEO Steve Rendle Talks Moving the North Face and Others to DenverOutside MagazineLast year, VF Corporation announced it was moving its headquarters to Denver and taking outdoor brands Altra, Eagle Creek, JanSport, the North Face, and Smartwool along with it. At January's Outdoor Retailer
Bears Exploring the Uneasy Coexistence of Bears and HumansOutside Magazine - Sarah BoonIn his 2013 book Feral, British author George Monbiot laments the fact that he feels ecologically bored: the UK has no apex predators on the landscape of which he should be afraid. Those of us who live
Ultramarathons This Is Kilian Jornet’s Everest Acclimatization PlanOutside Magazine - Alex HutchinsonKilian Jornet’s double ascent of Mount Everest in 2017 was (as Outside contributing editor Nick Heil recounted) a truly bizarre saga. The surprising paucity of video, photo, and GPS evidence generated
Christmas Trees These Fleece-Lined Jeans from Duer Changed My LifeOutside Magazine - Joe JacksonThe term “fleece-lined jeans” usually brings out the skeptic in me. In my experience, fleece and denim often don’t play well together, making for bulky, ill-fitting pants. But Duer’s Fireside Denim jeans
Adventure Travel 7 Thru-Hikers on Coping with Post-Trail DepressionOutside Magazine - Colleen StinchcombeEarlier this spring, a fresh batch of thru-hikers started making their way from Georgia to Maine along the Appalachian Trail. This month, another pack will begin the Pacific Crest Trail, while many more
Portland, OR Pickathon: Marisa AndersonOutside MagazineWe've partnered with Portland, Oregon's Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year's best new music. We're bringing you the Pickathon Old Growth, an ongoing program that showcases musical acts
