The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Outerwear to Shield You From Rain—and Forever Chemicals
How to buy PFAS-free rain gear
Adventure: Trailhead Destinations
One Hiker Takes Her COVID-Stricken Mother on an Unexpected Journey
Inside their trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains and rural Somali villages
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On the Trail of Hiker Emily Ford
She’ll be the first Black woman to thru-hike the Ice Age Trail in winter
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9 Ways to Go Backpacking on the Cheap
One seasoned thru-hiker shares his best secrets and hacks
One Final Father-Son Adventure Tests the Limits of Horsepower
A look back to a family exploration of the Eastern Sierra
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The Privilege of a Pandemic Nature View
Green surroundings improve mental health—for those lucky enough to have them
Braving Darkness to See the Light
How—and why—to take a nighttime astro hike
COVID-19 Is a Chance to Reframe How We Use and Abuse Public Land
The outdoors needs more people—but fewer of them
Ishi Wilderness Is a Portal Into the Indigenous History of California
A land acknowledgment becomes a gesture of gratitude to those who came first
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Surprise Thrills on Iowa's Most Intense Trail
A writer goes on a grand adventure at home after postponing a Grand Canyon trek
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