Christopher Solomon (@chrisasolomon) is an Outside contributing editor.
Outdoor Meccas Are Not a Social-Distancing Hack
As wilderness hubs shutter their gates to visitors, what's an outdoor lover to do during a pandemic? We're here to help.
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Alone on the Mountain? It Could Be Fatal.
In the winter of 2016–17, four of the 12 people who died in avalanches in the United States were those traveling alone.
The Great Public Lands E-Bike Rush of 2019
In a controversial move, the secretary of the interior recently decreed that motorized bikes should be allowed anywhere that standard bikes are permitted
When Your Body Says No
You’re caught off guard one day when you spur your body on and your body balks.
Trump Wants to Speed Up Drilling in National Forests
Already in the midst of a massive push to extract more oil and gas from the nation's waters and wide-open spaces, the Trump administration has set its sights on a new goal: to ramp up drilling in...
What an Award-Winning Travel Writer Keeps in His Pack
I've logged quite a few miles for this magazine and others. Whether I'm on the trail or the streets of the 11th arrondissement in Paris, several items make it into my bag time and again.
Another Severed Foot Was Found in the Pacific Northwest
Feet without their owners attached seem to be turning up all over the place.
Lisa Murkowski Didn't Like This Ad. We Fact-Checked It.
This fall, Aspen Skiing Co. kicked off a campaign called Give a Fl*ke. The ad included a prepaid postcard addressed to one of three moderate Republican U.S. senators from snowy states.
Ryan Zinke's Interior Is a Mess
Last week was a no good, very bad week for the Department of Interior and its Stetson’d chief, Ryan Zinke.
Zinke and Trump Are Ignoring the Public
Want to protest land sales in Utah? You have very limited time.
Secretary Zinke and the Great Public Lands Wholesale
For the entire year, the Trump administration will have offered for lease almost 4 million acres in the Lower 48 alone, according to estimates by environmentalists.
The GOP Has Turned Its Back on Conservation
The Republican Party has a deep tradition of environmental stewardship. That legacy now seems very long ago.
12 Outdoor Ed Courses—for Adults
Tips and tricks for outdoor adventuring from kayaking to wilderness survival and everything in-between.
Big Brother–Style Tech Is Helping Hikers Avoid Crowds
Researchers are training the tools of Big Data on social media in hopes that the information they gather can improve your future visits to public lands.
How to Save a Grizzly Bear from Hunters. Maybe.
When it comes to protecting the grizzlies, how effective are protests like signing up for a hunting tag with no intention of using it?
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