The Hole Shebang

Case Cold

Who can resist a good mystery, the kind that leaves you both rattled and baffled? Certainly not us. So it's with sinister pleasure that we bring you 13 tales of unrighteous deeds, inexplicable...

Come Herd or High Water

When he landed a rare permit to hunt bison deep in the Alaskan wilderness, our fearless forager thought he'd be living out a childhood dream. Wild buffalo, hungry grizzlies, nearly fatal...

Cracks in Creation

The Bermuda Triangle isn't the only place you might witness the unexplained

Peaceful Valley

Yosemite National Park, California

The Road-Trip Cure

Because sometimes you've just gotta roll

Official Statement from Patagonia and Dean Potter on the Delicate Arch Climb

How Delicate Was Dean?

When a hallowed rock formation falls under the eye of an elite daredevil climber, anything can happen. TIM NEVILLE ferrets out the real story behind Dean Potter's big day in Arches National Park.

How can I plan an eco-friendly wedding?

My fiancé and I are interested in a wedding that incorporates our love of the outdoors, preferably with an ecotourism spin. Do you know of any ecotourism...

Climb El Cap

Where's a good place for cross-country skiing in Yellowstone?

I'm trying to plan a winter backcountry/nordic ski trip in Yellowstone or somewhere else in the Rockies and am not sure where to go. I'd like to stay either in...

Big Glide Country

Whether you're skating perfect corduroy or blazing backcountry powder, skinny-skiing the wide-open West is the path to cold-weather bliss

Big Glide Country

Yellowstone Expeditions

What's the best tent for a sea-kayaking tour?

My son and I are going to kayak Isle Royale. What is the best type of tent to take in a sea kayak? We are renting the kayaks in Copper Harbor.

How do I beat the cold atop 19,340-foot Kilimanjaro?

I am climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in August. I have been skiing before but never in sub-zero conditions. Will two layers of long underwear under two layers of...