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Experiment with off-the-grid living in these radically self-sufficient homestays

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Big change may be coming to Africa’s fourth-largest river. While commercial outfitters have been running trips on the Zambezi since 1982, the river may soon be impassable, as the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe continue to discuss a proposed dam construction below Victoria Falls. Last October, I joined Brian McCutcheon and raft guide “Hippo” Moses Ngoma to see the river firsthand.

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Our Latin American neighbor remains the last bastion of total freedom outdoors

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'Colorado- A Living Landscape' is a five-year project brought to you by Jason Hatfield. His vision was to turn Colorado's beauty into a living piece of art.

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Living car-free doesn't mean you have to sacrifice time outside

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What a standard day will run you at 20 different hills

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Like the idea of traveling the country, making bank, and setting your own schedule? Travel nurses are in high demand just about everywhere.

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Take your pick from yoga retreats in Tulum, farm-to-table bounty in Baja, Pacific surf, and tequila from the source in Guadalajara

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Enter the wild mustangs. For more than a decade, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has worked with inmates in the Nevada Department of Corrections to train these horses for adoption. This spring, managers of Hells Canyon and Eagle Cap Wilderness areas approached the BLM about using the mustangs on their trail crew. (The Wild Horse and Burro Act allows for exchange of horses between federal agencies.) Last spring, 11 mustangs joined the Eagle Cap Ranger District herd.

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In Guadalajara, mariachi echoes through the streets, tacos are a staple provision, and barrels of tequila are made at the nearby Patrón Hacienda.

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Andrew Upchurch lives in Yosemite Valley and works as custodial staff for Yosemite Hospitality. With the best granite in California is his backyard, his time off is spent climbing.

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Mountain Biker Matt Hunter and his son Robbie ride some laps in Kamloops, BC.

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The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the Windy City

It’s easier than you think to find a quiet trail in the concrete jungle. To prove it, we asked our Instagram followers how they find nature in their cities. Here are 10 of our favorite shots.

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As the Category Four storm threatened landfall last week, dozens of Urban Search and Rescue teams were deploying from around the country, mobilizing at lightning speed to save residents from the wreckage. Our man embedded with one of these elite squads—and soon learned the logistical nightmare involved with disaster aid on a massive scale.

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This summer, photographer Fredrik Norrsell and his wife Nancy Pfeiffer set out to explore a simple question: Could they live solely off the land for three months? The pair covered 566 nautical miles in Southeast Alaska in sea kayaks, surviving off whatever they captured or found. Between fresh crab and salmon, and foraged mushrooms and other vegetation, the couple lived like kings. Here, Norrsell explains how they did it.

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In honor of the National Park Service's 100th birthday, Huckberry paid homage to Yosemite.

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In the heart of the Northwest Territories, Ted Grant operates the Nahanni Mountain Lodge. The Northern Lights in this area are far from the reaches of light pollution.

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Beyond the Offseason, takes us into the unlikely duo of pro baseball player Daniel Norris and adventure photographer Ben Moon.

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Rising Tide, from filmmaker Alex Goetz, explores the Meso-American reef around Roatan and Utila in Honduras.

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The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the city that never sleeps

Often confused with the set from Avatar, Zhangjiajie National Park offers the world's most extensive limestone pillars.

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Daniel Norris is one of the most interesting players in baseball. When he's not striking out major league hitters, he's on the road in his van, Shaggy.

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The whales frequently flock to the fjords for herring fishing, allowing guide Jeff Allen and his guests to experience the food chain first hand.

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For his latest timelapse project, filmmaker Mike Zorger wanted to find a spot East Coast with Western-like light pollution, despite major metropolitan areas and condensed population

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Luckily for you, these involve no slot machines—only glassy waters for paddling and natural playgrounds for climbing

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Filmmaker Francis Gagnon and his brother set out on a 12,000-mile road trip around eastern Canada. This timelapse is the culmination of their summer in 2015.

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Spend ten days ripping singletrack and fly fishing through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains with a group of your best friends and you might just have a dream vacation

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Whether you're looking to escape LA or explore New Mexico's open roads, the new Porsche 718 Boxster is the ultimate companion.

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Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington take us on a visual tour of Northern New Mexico's high-alpine desert playground.

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These days, adventure is all about packing as much excitement as possible into every hour.

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As far as adventure couples go, it’s pretty tough to top Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington. Adrian is a world-class mountaineer, skier, and mountain guide who has led expeditions on five continents, while Emily is one of the accomplished female climbers in the world. They’re also up for just about…

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Fit in a last-minute camping trip at one of these iconic parks before summer ends

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Wander to Washington highlights a remarkable road trip taken by Jeir Lazo and Guada Melicor.

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We often think of Ireland's rugged aesthetic and harsh conditions, but what makes it truly special are the days that bring soft sunshine and the best sunsets

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How does a city turn itself from a backwater to one of Outside's Best Towns? Libby, Montana, is trying to figure it out.

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Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington show us around Yosemite National Park.

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Epic Weekends: New Mexico

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Epic Weekends: Yosemite

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Epic Weekends: The Getaway Car

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Looking for a road-trip excuse? the Atlantic and Gulf coasts have some of the best oysters in the country.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Zig when the masses are zagging

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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

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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

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“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…

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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Everything you need to know to get there

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

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

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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?

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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.

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

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

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The best way to see a Yellowstone few people ever do

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

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