A good portion of the Appalachian Trail passes through Virginia, and these five towns have leaned into making the route more ...

Things are better than ever,” said Outdoor Program Coordinator Alec Sica. Sica joined the Outdoor Program, or the OP as most people at Mesa call it, about two years ago. He said the focus during that ...

We tested 31 water filters, from squeeze to press-style types, to find the best. These 5 made processing dirty backcountry ...

Michelle Maron and Loree Burns are hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks in their 50s, and documenting it in a podcast titled WomenPEAKING ...

If travel costs are eating away at your budget, save money by hitting the thrift store for some of your essential travel gear ...

Day hiking. It’s the gateway drug to the outdoors. Hiking can be as easy or as difficult as you’d like it to be, but it’s ...

The best backpacking gear list is not all-inclusive. While it may not cover everything you need on a backpacking trip, it includes 20 of the most important items on your packing list—at least in our ...

The difference between a perfect first day on the ice and a frozen disaster can be determined by what you do right now, long before the first ice forms. Ice anglers wait impatiently for that first ...

Camping means getting back in touch with nature. It means delicious food cooked over the open fire, relaxing afternoons out on the trails or in the water and nights under the stars. A well-stocked car ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. Everyone seems to focus on gadgets and electronics during Amazon Prime Day, which ends on July 11, but it’s also a ...