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Director's Order 21 outlines changes to National Park Service policy surrounding donations and recognition of donations. Specifically, the areas that have caused the most consternation are the changes allowing park superintendents to solicit donations, and allowing for recognition of donors.Now, ...

Let me begin this review by saying that I wouldn't exactly call myself a photographer, but I took photo classes in high school with film cameras and my old, super cheap DSLR and I always loved it. Earlier this year I finally decided to get back after by picking up a decent camera, the Sony a6300....

This brief teaser on rafting in Southern Utah's redrock canyons, sponsored by O.A.R.S., is nicely pairedwith an old-timey reading of Edward Abbey, American writer and environmentalist.It's hard not to be inspired by Abbey's descriptive prose, which urges us to go out and enjoynature, and is paire...

Summer in the Peach State can be a scorcher. Even the most adventurous can be tempted to stay inside, turn up the A/C, and hide from the heat and humidity. There’s no need to avoid getting outside if you know where to go. That’s where we come in. These 5 adventures across the state come with natu...

This jacket performed amazingly on a winter jaunt to Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend. The hike up to Loche Valle is a relatively short (6 miles rt) trek, but in the winter, you are going straight uphill all the way to the lake, and you need a piece that keeps you warm and also lets you ...

To start, I would like to share my gratitude for The Outbound Collective for giving me the opportunity to be part of their Writers Residency program in 2021.  Despite having my writing published by the collective I still find myself struggling with the imposter syndrome that comes from being a r...

Looking for a short weekend getaway? This is your place. You are mistaken if you think the best part of the dairy state is in Northern Wisconsin. The Southern edge of Wisconsin has plenty to offer, including Governor Dodge State Park! The trails range anywhere from grass, crushed limestone (my ...

The International Olympic Committee recently announced that surfing and climbing (along with skateboarding, baseball/softball, and karate) will be added to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.If you ask professional athletes, many of them will tell you the IOC made a mistake. They have concerns that ...

The Adventure Roundup is a weekly recap of a few of our favorite adventures that were recently published on our website. Hike to Coffin Mountain Fire Lookout Hike to this abandoned fire lookout in Williamette National Forest for absolutely incredible views of the Cascade Mountains.Learn More. S...

Name: Johnathan Valdez | Age: 30 | Location: Denver, CO.What’s your day job? I work as a design engineer for Siemens Building Technologies. Basically, I'm working to find ways to make our buildings smarter and more energy efficient.What are your favorite things to do outside? Pretty much everythi...

Vernal Falls in Yosemite has finally been established! After 2 years of dreaming, multiple scouting trips, and a failed rigging attempt, Ryan Jenks, Scott Hong, Michael Melner, and I finally rigged this 420 ft line, the second longest in Yosemite, and the only waterfall line in Yosemite that is a...

Kings Canyon National Park is often forgotten in the shadow of its more famous neighbor to the north, Yosemite National Park, but Gavin Heffernan shows us in his epic timelapse video that this place is a force to be reckoned with. Heffernan covered 1,353 square miles searching for the ideal vanta...

Another National Park trip was in order as this social media manager needed to stretch her legs, baby! I land in Portland and in my less than 24 hours there quickly filled up on coffee, lobster, and beer topped with sunshine and an afternoon at Portland Head Lighthouse (the oldest in Maine!). Hea...

When I lived in the Bay Area I frequently took advantage of the trails along the coast, but I never once made the trip to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. After hearing about a reasonably easy 10-mile hike that promised views of a magnificent waterfall, I knew I had to check it out the last time I ...

The fog is just as much a part of life in San Francisco as unbikeable hills, third-wave coffee, and the International Orange peaks of the Golden Gate Bridge. Which is why filmmaker Simon Christen set out to make Adrift, a love letter to the fog.Released in 2013, Christen spent more than two years...

Name: Austin Jackson | Age: 18 | Location: Portland, OR.What’s your day job?StudentWhat are your favorite things to do outside? Outside, I would have to say playing sports, hiking, taking photos, and adventuring with friends are my favorite things to do.What first drew you to the outdoors? I was ...