The Amtrak Empire Builder Route Makes an Incredible Cross-Country Hiking Trip
Train travel’s having a moment across America. In 2025, a record 34.5 million people rode an Amtrak train, a 5.1...
Outdoors
Outdoors
Discover South Carolina’s Largest Coastal Town
What makes a great coastal getaway? In a word, everything. For the most satisfying vacation, you want shoreline adventures and...
The Ultimate Trail Running Kit
At the most basic level, trail running is simple: just put on shoes and go. But if you want to...
How Reju Is Turning Polyester Textile Waste Into New Materials
Patrik Frisk has spent his entire career selling polyester. At companies like Under Armour, The North Face, and Gore-Tex, he...
No Trail Shoes? Here’s How to Hike Safely in Sneakers and Not Wreck Your Feet, According to Podiatrists.
The post No Trail Shoes? Here’s How to Hike Safely in Sneakers and Not Wreck Your Feet, According to Podiatrists....
The Grand Canyon Was Rocked by a Flash Flood. One Person Is Dead and More than 20 Hikers Are Still Missing.
This is a developing story. We will continue to update this article as more information becomes available. At least one...
A Climber Dropped His Backpack in a Crevasse in 1963. The Ice Just Gave It Back.
In August 1963, German climber Alfred Rothfischer, then 23, was returning from summiting Schrankogel—Austria’s second-highest peak in the Stubai Alps—when...
Your Road Running Gear Will Fail You on the Trail. Here’s What to Replace First.
However you found running—a doctor’s warning, a divorce, a friend dragged you to your first race—odds are you started on...
The Grand Canyon’s Mooney Falls Are Taller Than Niagara—and More Dangerous. Here’s How to Hike Them.
I’m terrified of heights—that’s why I made it a point to hike Mooney Falls, a cascading 200-foot-tall waterfall descending deep...
