How Local Parks and Nature Centers Are Putting Accessibility Front and Center By Cassandra Brooklyn April 8, 2024 The outdoors are becoming more accessible, and smaller parks are leading the charge In this story: hiking, earth day
How to Hit the Trail With Nothing but Amtrak and a Bicycle By Robert Annis April 7, 2024 From Idaho to Alabama to Maine, adventure outdoors without taking a single car ride or plane trip In this story: Transit to Trails, hiking, camping, biking
In the Footsteps of the 10th Mountain Division By Gina DeCaprio Vercesi January 11, 2024 From the Greatest Generation to the Glamping Generation? A visit to one of America’s newest national monuments. In this story: hiking
Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing By Sarah Trent December 27, 2023 Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking
Leaf Peeping on Two Wheels Text and photographs by Cassandra Brooklyn October 22, 2023 Here’s where bike lovers should head for fabulous fall foliage In this story: biking, hiking
Welcoming Women of Color to the Outdoor World By Alice Sun October 8, 2023 Demiesha Dennis leads expeditions that challenge assumptions about the outdoors and who belongs in it In this story: activism, hiking, inspiring connections outdoors
In Search of the Tarantula "Mate-Gration" By Claire Boyles July 7, 2023 Researchers dig for the secrets of arachnids in Colorado In this story: hiking, science
Can Outdoor Access Reduce the Risk of Dementia? By Kim Brown Seely June 29, 2023 A new study links nearby green spaces to lower hospitalizations In this story: health, inspiring connections outdoors, nature, hiking
Out, Proud, and in the Outdoors By Lindsey Botts June 13, 2023 Here are five organizations that help members of the queer community experience nature In this story: adventure, hiking, camping
Pikes Peak’s Innovative Adaptation to the West’s Water Crisis By Juliet Grable June 4, 2023 Yes, this is a feel-good story about mountaintop bathrooms In this story: hiking, water