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.

The Pandemic Bike Boom Is Here to Stay

The Pandemic Bike Boom Is Here to Stay

Joe Lindsey

A Beginner's Guide to Splitboarding

A Beginner's Guide to Splitboarding

Amelia Arvesen

What the Vaccine Distribution Timeline Means for Travel

What the Vaccine Distribution Timeline Means for Travel

Megan Michelson

The Battle for Inclusivity at Brooklyn Boulders

The Battle for Inclusivity at Brooklyn Boulders

Molly Taft

Archive

Landen (left) and Garrett (right) Napier on the Continental Divide Trail

Meet the Twins Who Thru-Hiked the AT, PCT, and CDT

After devoting their spring to COVID-19 patients, two West Virginia brothers became the first identical twins to earn the triple crown of American hiking

Grayson Haver Currin

Dec 6, 2020

Swaddle yourself in the Selkbag to ease the existential dread of a pandemic winter.

Everything Is Awful, so I Tested a Wearable Sleeping Bag

The Selk'bag is here to help you survive a pandemic winter

Kaelyn Lynch

Nov 30, 2020

Thanksgiving

Your Guide to Throwing an Outdoor Thanksgiving

Have a feast, dine alfresco, and minimize your risk. Win-win-win.

AC Shilton

Nov 17, 2020

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.

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.

Joe Lindsey

Nov 17, 2020

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What Life Under Lockdown Taught the World’s Greatest Surfer

Switching it up was exactly what he needed

Kenny Hurtado and Matt Skenazy

Nov 13, 2020

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

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.

Luna Soley

Nov 11, 2020