Filmmakers, Alexander Brown and Mascha Blome, took off to circumnavigate the Southern Alps in New Zealand.

It’s wildfire season in the West, and we’ve seen a lot of terrifying and dismaying scorched-earth photos, but none that are quite as stunning as Stuart Palley’s. The 28-year-old photographer, based in Newport Beach, California, has spent much of the summer chasing that state’s drought-fed blazes and shooting hard-working hotshot crews, gut-wrenching property destruction, and night shots that are just as eerie as they are beautiful. To find out more about how Palley works, we caught up with him late last week while he was coming back from the Blue Cut Fire near his home.

Dixie is bursting with adventures, hip breweries, and a new river to raft (we’ll explain). And it hasn’t lost any of its down-home charm.

We talked to climbers, Olympic mountain bikers, musicians, and award-winning chefs about what exactly makes their hometowns so special and fun

Here’s how to live the lake life, without investing in waterfront real estate

Admirality Island has more brown bears than the entire lower 48 combined

From scenic singletrack to family-friendly hiking trails, the Mountain State is home to hundreds of homegrown adventures

A guide to the places where glory will be won—and where the victors will live, sleep, and train

The latest film from More Than Just Parks takes us to Grand Teton National Park, the less-crowded, yet still stunningly beautiful neighbor to Yellowstone.

Zig when the masses are zagging

Haiti would be a rare sight on anyone's list of surfing hotspots. Despite beautiful beaches and solid breaks, the country is better known as a poster child for the failure of international aid in the wake of two devastating natural disasters—not to mention issues of violence, disease, and endemic corruption that persist today. However, since 2010 a small group of aid workers has been teaching local kids to surf the waves of Kabic Beach, roughly 45 minutes outside of Haiti's cultural capital, Jacmel. Many of these kids, despite growing up on the water, first had to learn to swim.

Watch sunrise from the summit of Hermannsdalstinden, the tallest peak on Moskenesøya Island at the end of the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway

A South Korean photographer’s project on climate change and the nomads living with it everyday.

Stunt woman Roberta Mancino jumped from 15,000 feet in a wingsuit over the Villarrica volcano, one of Chile's most active volcanoes

In our ongoing 'Weekly Escape' series, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in 2 minutes or less

The city has taken a turn toward smart development, livable neighborhoods, and high-energy amenities.

Last month, five friends set out from Pokhara, Nepal with mini-paragliders and 1950’s Royal Enfield motorcycles on a ten-day mission to the once forbidden Kingdom of Mustang in Tibet. The group of seasoned athletes and travelers made up of Nick Greece, Jamie and Isabella Messenger, and Cody Tuttle, didn’t finalize their plans until a week out, which was kind of of the point. They wanted an adventure and a good ol’ figure-it-out style trip. Half the group was relatively new to paragliding—the other half was new to motorcycling. The table was set for some memorable experiences.

For close to the price of a TRD Off Road, you can get the best Taco ever

It's Canada’s take on California—hip coastal cities, rugged alpine terrain, and huge ocean swells—but without the tech bros and traffic jams

Explore: Chapter Three is a short film from Tyler Allyn and Cooper Lambla that follows a group of friends as they embark on a bike trip across Cuba

Fed up with tight National Park regulations—no BASE-jumping, no slacklining, no fun!—adventurers are getting cozy with a surprising new advocate: the Bureau of Land Management. Nowhere are the agency's lenient recreation policies on better display than Moab, Utah.

“I want one sunbeam coming out of crazy clouds the second after the rainstorm has passed,” says photographer Lars Schneider in this beautiful short film produced in collaboration with Peter Bender. Schneider lives with his family in Hamburg, Germany, but for…

When photographer Ryann Ford moved to Texas in 2007, she began driving across the state, accepting photography assignments in every corner. Ford would take the quickest, main highways on her way there and look for the more scenic routes on the way back.

They know their coffee, beer, yoga, and outdoor boutiques. We've picked the highlights.

Pop-up dinners are great—they’re even better when they take place in the great outdoors

Nobody knows the state's 600-plus streams and rivers as well as backcountry fishing and Lahontan cutthroat trout expert Steve MacMillan

Professional wildlife photographer Aaron Baggenstos travelled to Costa Rica to photograph the incredible biodiversity that teems throughout the country’s jungle

Everything you need to know to get there

It's cheap, friendly, and you don't even need a passport

In our ongoing Weekly Escape series we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in two minutes or less

The rarely visited national park is home to tropical beaches, pristine coral reefs, some untapped surf, and not much else. Matt Skenazy went exploring and found a few good waves and a lot of mysterious South Seas mojo.

The company taking 75 “remotes” around the world for a year—for $27,000—has grown and come under criticism in its inaugural year. Is it an idea that can last?

10 reasons more than a dozen elite athletes call this high-altitude adventure playground home

Trail runner, life-balance pro, and car-camping dad Luke Nelson shows us how it's done

Circumnavigate St. John by sail, then revisit the gems with a paddleboard and a towel

For long-distance trail runners looking to play like antelope, it is heaven with a hydration vest

Grab a wetsuit and a paddleboard, and hit the little-visited lakes on the park's western edge

Hawaii's 33-room Volcano House got a multimillion-dollar face-lift

A three-day, 33-mile canoe float through Boquillas Canyon, the farthest-flung and mellowest route in the park

The name may have changed, but all the stuff that made it legendary is still here

The best way to see a Yellowstone few people ever do

All you need is some crowd-ditching, trail- and river-running, wonder-inducing intel

At Death Valley’s Furnace Creek Inn, it looks like you’re on the moon but feels like you’re in heaven

Take an Alaskan wilderness safari

Get lost, in a good way

Here are a few of our favorite things about all it has to offer

The 100-mile stretch along the Gulf Coast is full of adventure

For less than a thousand dollars, Jess Daddio and Adam Ritterthey upgraded their 2008 Ford Econoline

From diving dogs to pro climbers and kayakers, here’s how to make the most of a trip to Vail's upcoming GoPro Mountain Games

When it’s too stormy to surf in late spring along the coast, you hitch up the RV and head for the mountains in search of powder

Out west, it’s the perfect time of year for a multisport RV trip

76 GoPro athletes converged on the Gold Coast of Australia for the 2016 GoPro Athlete Summit

Badlands National Park is home to impressive herds of bison and dazzling rock towers

No Reception is a short film from the folks at Taylor Stitch and Mission Workshop about a mountain biking adventure on the North Coast of California. Originally, the purpose of the trip was to test new gear designed collaboratively…

At these distinctive campgrounds, you’ll get a place to pitch your tent—and so much more

This spring, Italians Stefano Conz, Giovanni Testa, Davide Bozalla, and Vittorio Michelini—aka Team Rust and Dust—set out to cover more than 2,000 miles across India in rickshaws. Hosted by an organization called The Adventurists, The Rickshaw Run gave 69 teams the keys to two-cylinder, seven horsepower stallions to take on a free-form route across India through, as the event’s website put it, “whatever shit the road throws at you.” Getting lost, getting stuck, and breaking down are guaranteed. Here, Team Rust and Dust shares a few of their fondest moments. They came in last.

Ashley and Richard Giordano quit their jobs, sold their belongings, rented their condo, and hit the road in a Toyota pickup

10 easy trips, maximum fun guaranteed

The best of the season—don't get caught on an impromptu escape without them

Load up the gear, grab your girlfriends, and get ready for the best summer ever

Will Jackson, Wyoming, or Billings, Montana, be chosen as the Best Town in America? It's time to vote.

Visiting Catalina Island is cheap, easy, and epic

There’s a set of islands in the middle of the chilly North Atlantic, some of which are so sparsely populated that the residents wouldn’t even fill a classroom.

A year ago, Brandon and LeAnn Morris decided to quit their jobs in Seattle and hit the road. Not an uncommon premise for anyone that follows any adventurous Instagram accounts, but they actually did it. Six months of passport stamps from Nepal, Thailand, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, and the list goes on. Through all of their adventures, Peru emerged as one of the couple’s favorites and particularly the Ausangate trek, which led them to the striated Vinicunca Mountains and eventually their next job. The duo has since started the travel business FlashpackerConnect, which leads trips out of Cusco, with the rainbow mountains being their featured trip. Five days of high altitude trekking and you are rewarded with this view. Here, a preview of what you might see along this relatively undiscovered trail.

We put together a bracket of our 64 favorite towns in the country. See how your pick stacked up.

Belgian photographer Johan Lolos spent a full year in New Zealand, posting pictures of his adventures on his Instagram account, @lebackpacker, working for the Lake Wanaka tourism department, and establishing a life where he gets paid to post. Here are his top shots from his year in New Zealand.

Three days, sixty rides, and as much beer as you can (safely) drink

The 10 best spots in Mammoth Lakes to capture ​epic photographs

With its high peaks and pristine forests, there are few places more beautiful for cycling than Rocky Mountain National Park

By European standards, Ireland’s County Donegal, tucked into the country’s far northwest corner, may as well be Mars. But for adventure travelers, it’s a hidden frontier packed with wind-bitten landscapes to mountain-bike, rowdy coastline to surf, and 500-foot sea stacks to climb. That is, if you’re brave enough.

You can’t drive to these backcountry lodges. This is a feature in our book, not a drawback.

Think you live in the best town in America? Prove it by entering your town in our Best Towns tournament. All you need is an Instagram account.

Mention Switzerland to any skier and their reaction is nearly universal. Their eyes widen as thoughts of huge vertical, fluffy powder, and quaint villages filled with fellow snow seekers enjoying après fill their collective imaginations. When the opportunity presented itself to tag along with a few stellar skiers to the Swiss Alps, I eagerly jumped on the team. Skiers Sven Brunso, John Trousdale, George Koch, and I travelled via rail to Adelboden, Andermatt, Disentis, and Engelberg. Deep snow, stinky cheese, new friends, cold beer, big climbs, and massive descents were never more than a walk, tram, or train away. Photographer Liam Doran shares some highlights of their trip.

Here’s what to bring, what to avoid, where to camp, and most importantly, expert advice on how to embrace the chaos.

You like the idea of sleeping in a tent on a frozen glacier midwinter. But you also really enjoy beds and hot showers.

I traveled to Samoa in late March for a week of exploratory fly fishing with Australian professional angler Jonathan Jones. Both of us were hopeful about the fishery—it looked promising on maps, with wide, sweeping flats dropping off steeply past the reef edge to cuts that just look fishy.