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Olympic’s Quintessential Hike: Hoh River Trail
Map of the Hoh River Trail by National Geographic Trails Illustrated See our Best Trails guide, including World’s Best Hikes: 20 Epic Trails. Tucked away in the most northwestern part of the Pacific...
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Going Solo Can Open Your Soul
Photograph by Emily Moeschler So much of our lives is filled with stimulation and distraction. We rush from one thing to the next, be it work, errands, paying bills, taking care of kids, exercising or...
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Fish Like a Ninja and 9 Other Tips to Hook a Trout This Fall
Photograph by Erica Canada, My Shot Imagine catching a rainbow, brown, brook, golden, cutthroat, and lake trout all in one day. To some this is just a whole lot of fish. To anglers it is a dream—a...
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Leadership Lessons From the Backcountry to the Boardroom
Photograph by Rainbow Weinstock/NOLS Five lessons of outdoor expedition leadership that will make you a better indoor leader The Google team was stumped and their indecision continued to build. Should...
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Six Ways to Get Outside in the Snow . . . With or Without a Tyke in Tow
Photograph courtesy Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin We had our first “White Christmas” this year. We live in the mountains and there is often snow on the ground in December, but since I can remember we’ve...
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Do You Have to Free Your Mind to Free Your Heel?
Skiing the Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada. Photograph by Markus Nurmi, My Shot I’d put myself in the fairly adventurous category, but when it comes to backcountry skiing, I’ve never really given...
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Climbing Mont Blanc: Setting Sights on the Ceiling of Western Europe
This picture was taken in Chamonix, France, on an early August morning from Aiguille du Midi. Climbers can start their journey to Mont Blanc here; Photograph by Ilona Antonoviciute, Your Shot It’s that...
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Good News: The Outdoor Industry Has Infiltrated Washington, D.C.
Arches National Park, Utah; Photograph by Wayne Spivak, Your Shot Last week, Sally Jewell—former CEO of REI—took the helm as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. This is great news...
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10 Ways to Prepare for Your Holiday Road Trip
Taken in Orem, Utah; Photograph by IM_1251, flicker As my family prepares for the 2,000-mile round-trip drive from Wyoming to California for the holidays, I’m using all the spare change I’ve got left...
View ArticleReturn to Hyalite Canyon: Veterans Build Community That Stretches Beyond...
Temperatures suddenly drop and clouds dominate the skyline. Light rain morphs to flurries. The wind gains strength driving snow sideways through the canyon we’ve called home for the last week. Some...
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