Visit Any National Park for Free This Saturday
The fee-free day kicks off the annual National Park Week
Nicholas Hunt
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A Day in the Life of a Mountain-Bike Trail Builder
No matter where their next project is or what kind of trail they're building, the best part of the job has always been the same.
A Newbie's Guide to Outerbike
How to make the most of your three-day weekend in bike demo heaven.
Sierra Nevada's Push to Brew Sustainable Beer
Craft beer plus sustainability equals success.
How to Brew a Cup of Coffee No Matter Where You Are
Six tips from James Freeman, coffee drinker extraordinaire and founder of Blue Bottle.
The Race to Collect Glacier Ice Before It's Gone
Microscopic air bubbles inside glaciers can be read like the rings of a tree, providing climate data going back thousands of years. But as the world’s glaciers melt at an unprecedented rate,...
How Mountain Biking Is Saving Small-Town, USA
From Nevada to Minnesota, hollowed-out mining towns are seeing economic revitalization on trails and tracks that attract mountain bikers from far and wide
Is It Time to Franchise Our National Parks?
For decades the Property and Environment Research Center has extolled the virtues of free market environmentalism. Could their ideas actually save our parks?
Report: Rob Young Received Unauthorized Assistance in Trans-America Attempt
An independent investigation finds it implauside that the British ultrarunner completed the attempt without outside assistance
The Only Things You Should Read, Watch, and Do This Week: August 21 (National Parks Edition)
The books, articles, archives, and other happenings on our radar
Are Olympians Really Getting Older?
Better equipment, medicine, and compensation means Olympic athletes can compete well into their thirties—and beyond