For the third straight year, hiking groups across the country will come together on January 1 to ring in the new year right with one of the simplest, most invigorating activities there is: hiking. First Day Hikes -- for the first time this year, an official...
Read MoreIf you love our national parks as much as we do, you'll be happy to hear that the folks over at TrailSherpa have just launched ParksFolio, a vast, new photo archive containing breathtaking images out of the National Parks system. Even more, the engine behind the photo journal...
Read MoreIf you even have a glimmer of interest in bicycling -- especially the rapidly growing urban cycling sect -- you have to know about a Kickstarter campaign that just ended this month. The Hövding Helmet -- known more popularly as "the invisible helmet" -- is worn like...
Read MoreWith the federal government having shut down all "nonessential" services effective Tuesday until further notice, gates to national parks across the country have been indefinitely shut. One way for outdoor enthusiasts to show their support for the national park system is to use this opportunity to...
Read MoreWill you spend 30 minutes in Nature, for 30 days straight? We are Wildness (WAW), a hub site for information about wild living, nature, alternative lifestyles, natural diet and wellness, animals and sustainability, has extended this challenge to the world: to spend the month of October devoting...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1669" align="alignleft" width="150"] John Vonhof, author of Fixing Your Feet (Wilderness Press)[/caption] SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area ultra-runner and foot care expert John Vonhof will travel to the Amazon rainforest in October to provide foot care to participants of this year's Amazon Jungle Marathon. The race will take...
Read MoreHappy Friday, Trekalong trekkers! As we go into Labor Day Weekend, here are a few of our favorite hiking news stories from this past week. Enjoy a few tales of outdoor adventure as inspiration to get outside for the last holiday of summer! Students Earn College...
Read MoreThe Pacific Crest Trail Association has reported that Josh Garrett and Heather Anderson have both, individually, shattered the previous speed record for the PCT. Mr. Garrett hiked the trail in 59 days, 8 hours and 14 minutes, and Ms. Anderson in 60 days, 17 hours...
Read MoreOutdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013 is only a couple days away now, and our partners over at Wilderness Press couldn't be more thrilled to return as Legacy Exhibitors once again this year. To celebrate one of the best times of the year, Wilderness Press is...
Read MoreDon't miss out on this year's Nature's Gym Fun Days across the country! REI and Merrell have teamed up to celebrate getting fit in the outdoors, as opposed to a stinky gym. There are still seven events left on REI's calendar, which you can check out here. Events include fun things like group...
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