Coronavirus

The way we recreate looks different right now. We aren't traveling with our friends or visiting our favorite national parks and out-of-town trails. But we need the outdoors more than ever. From smart news analysis to quarantine reading recommendations and helpful home exercise tips, we've got you covered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A fishing town in Maine’s Down East region, about an hour north of Bar Harbor

Luna Soley
Luna Soley

Nov 11, 2020

My Priceless Summer on a Maine Lobster Boat

During her college break, the author went all in on solitude—living alone on a Down East island and working for one of the area’s few female skippers. Luna Soley reflects on a time of loneliness, hard work, and natural beauty.

While some huts will remain closed this winter due to the pandemic, others across the U.S. are going private and adjusting their operating policies to follow local COVID-19 ordinances.

Megan Michelson
Megan Michelson

Nov 10, 2020

You Can Still Take a Backcountry Hut Trip This Winter

Many backcountry huts are now available as private rentals, so you and your pod can have the entire place and be COVID safe. From Maine to Washington, here are a few of our favorites.

It’s callous to call a global pandemic an opportunity, but the crisis has altered our view of public spaces in ways no other event could.

Joe Lindsey
Joe Lindsey

Nov 17, 2020

This Is Our Chance to Reclaim Cities from Cars

The pandemic has led to an unexpected positive—people reclaiming streets in ways that have made urban America more bikeable, walkable, and enjoyable. Preserving that will take work, but it’s worth it.

To Permit or Not to Permit?

Shawnté Salabert

When the Techies Took Over Tahoe

Rachel Levin

The Year of the Missing Thru-Hiker

Grayson Haver Currin

I’m Vaccinated, My Kids Aren’t. Can We Fly Safely?

Heather Greenwood Davis

COVID Cuts Ski Season Short at Whistler, Revelstoke, and Big White

British Columbia is in the midst of a major surge in coronavirus cases, forcing resorts to shutter early

Jayme Moye

Apr 2, 2021

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - November 3 2015. A young man cleans a fish at the Puerto Ayora outdoor fish market while a wild Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) and brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) wait for scraps

Theory of Evolution: How the Galápagos Adapted to the Pandemic

Oranges for dental work, milk for English lessons—when COVID-19’s initial lockdown dried up tourism dollars and supply chains, the islands bartered their way through

Jamie Lafferty

Mar 20, 2021

Jennifer Miller moved with her family from Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood to Boulder for most of 2020 and into 2021.

A Park Slope Transplant Wrote a Cheerful Story About Boulder...

And things got rocky fast. Our correspondent talks to Jennifer Miller about Colorado, misconceptions, and a mysterious type of footwear called “hiking sandals.”

Tracy Ross

Mar 11, 2021

The combination goggle-mask system has been around since 2015, but it’s evolved a lot since then, getting lighter and sleeker with every generation.

Anon Makes the Ultimate Pandemic-Friendly Goggle-Mask Combo

The magnetic MFI system keeps your face covered without fogging up

Brent Rose

Mar 4, 2021

Glanville says his treatment will work well and be more affordable—think $900 per dose instead of the $2,000 per that Regeneron charges.

The Antibody Avenger and the Quest for a COVID-19 Cure

Vaccines are rolling out with increasing speed, but we’ll also need effective treatments, because new coronavirus cases will be a worldwide reality for years to come. Enter Jacob Glanville, a maverick San Francisco immunologist who believes he’s found an unparalleled path to healing.

Kyle Dickman

Mar 4, 2021

Man With Flannel Jacket Stacking Wood At Cottage Winter Wood Pile

How to Find Zen by Splitting and Stacking Wood

Few activities are more self-sufficiently satisfying

Martin Fritz Huber

Mar 1, 2021

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