Carnelian Bay, California

Nevada and California are heating up for summer, and there's no better place to take a break from the sizzle than at South Lake Tahoe. South Lake Tahoe may be known for its water adventures—and there are plenty of those to be found—but some of the most scenic places can be reached by wandering of...

Jack and I started our hike to Loch Leven Lakes around 11am. Pushing yourself up a hill is much harder than going up it with your buddies. I had Jack with me, but he had just spent the last week swimming and playing up at Lake Britton. So he was totally fine with cruising and taking our time. ...

Reno Tahoe brims with a sense that now is its time. Its unique combination of unparalleled natural beauty, a globally influenced Burning Man-fueled arts community, and a Wild-West-meets-Tesla infused entrepreneurial grit have coalesced into something wholly unique. New mountain biking trail netwo...

I've always been a big fan of Therm-a-Rest sleeping pads, as they have proven to be very comfortable in every one of my experiences so far. So I could not have been more excited to test out their sleeping bag. I decided to take it to the extreme and test it out on an uncomfortably rocky summit i...

I wanted to put the new Marmot Featherless Jacket through a solid test. It's incredibly lightweight and a puffy that's actually eco-friendly, made with recycled loose-fill fibers instead of your regular goose feathers. I couldn't quite believe it would hold up to the standard protection of simil...