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Finding a spot to hike in North Texas can be a little difficult. Part of my family recently moved from Southern California to McKinney County (just North of Dallas) and much of the area lacks good online content pointing people in the direction of local parks and nature preserves. One post isn’t...

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, ...

Have you ever had an adventure that went completely wrong? Well, that was Jared's and I adventure this past Saturday. Jared and I had a Saturday off together which doesn't happen very often, and I wanted to make the most of it by exploring in the mountains. We had a few different locations i...

Last July I took one of the best road trips with a good friend of mine.  She was working in Oregon at the time so I flew out to meet her and we road tripped it along my favorite coast!  I had worked in the East Bay previously and had spent a little bit of time in Marin County, but not nearly enou...

I’ve done some big hikes. Mt. Whitney, Catalina, and Mauna Kea are the biggest ones I’ve written about here, and I’ve even done some big hikes that I haven’t written about (Sand Gorgonio, San Jacinto, and down-and-up the Grand Canyon). With this kind of history and success can come an eery degr...

The sheer diversity of activities in Oceanside has helped it become a laboratory of outdoor adventure and active lifestyle startups, with everything from Linksoul (born on the 18 holes of Goat Hill) to Suja Juice to Hobie to Botanik. Here our some of favorite products for an essential Oceanside t...

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to view a short film by filmmaker Greg Balkin and Dr. Len Necefer that focuses on the Gwich’in community of Fort Yukon, Alaska and their battle to preserve their homes, way of life, and the land around them. A packed house at the Denver Patagonia store watched as...

This winter has left much to be desired in terms of snowfall and we're all ready to put that behind us. On the bright side, a bum winter means an earlier spring skiing season full of blue bird days like this one at Jackson Hole. In this surfy edit from WRKSHRT, Alex Yoder flows down a slush cover...

We are SO excited to introduce our newest #EveryoneOutside film released last week!  Meet Lindsey Wyckoff The #EveryoneOutside Film series focuses on #EveryoneOutside City Project leaders from across the country. This spotlight centers on Lindsey Wyckoff in Akron, OH. These spotlight films ce...

Nevada, stark empty deserts, big cold mountains, and abstract desert artwork. Growing up in southern Nevada I experienced all of this and it grew on me. I crave it. I love dark hot summer nights sleeping under the glowing sky of Gold Butte and hiking the big snowy peaks of the Ruby Mountain with ...

Originally published at out-spiration.com PEAK BAGGERS This person takes on two main forms: (1) they are either wearing their Osprey pack that they rave about because of the All Mighty Guarantee charging past the casual hikers with their state of the art trekking poles or (2) they are wearing a h...

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...

This was one of those times that if we knew what we were getting into we would have thought twice. I found a twelve and a half-mile loop in an area we'd been curious about between Kachess Lake and Lake Cle Elum. I made the loop by connecting Kachess Ridge Trail, Silver Creek Tie, Domerie Peak T...

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 ...

By now, most of us are familiar with the benefits of parks-they encourage us to get exercise, they help us reduce stress, they foster connections with our communities, etc. But so often when I think of parks I think of the big ones … places like Yosemite and the Grand Canyon … national parks with...

We are excited to launch our first #EveryoneOutside film featuring Nailah Blades Wylie and her organization, Color Outside. We are proud to support Nailah and her mission to build a safe space for women of color to come together and create unapologetic, soul-stirring lives through outdoor adventu...