Alison Van Houten is a freelance journalist. Her writing has appeared in print in National Magazine Award-winning publications including Outside, San Francisco, and Sunset.
How can you tell if a hotel is just stamping a feel-good leaf on its literature or if it's actually taking steps toward sustainability?
Syren Nagakyrie is the nature lover behind Disabled Hikers, a website that publishes free online trail guides tailored for the disabled community.
One writer takes a trip to one of the most remote islands in the world.
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Of all the considerations when outfitting for a backcountry adventure, dining utensils might be the most trivial—until you find yourself sans spoon, trying to scoop oatmeal with your driver’s license.
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A recent study on gender equity exposes discrimination in the outdoors.