From backyard birding to building stick forts, here's how to enjoy the outdoors this summer without straying too far from home

Spurred by hipster idealism, the former automobile capital of the world is enjoying a post-bankruptcy renaissance. Rents are low, millenials are moving in, and the old neighborhoods are buzzing with potential.

Pair your regular workouts with this outdoor-friendly routine for superior strength, stability, and endurance

Mary Austin wrote about the Mojave as brilliantly as John Muir wrote about the Sierra. Why was she forgotten? 

I worked, exercised, and slept in the same Polygiene shirt for eight days to find out just how well it could fight my BO. The good news: My wife didn't want to kill me after a week.

Dispatches, June 1997 Diversions: Because It’s…Absurd and Illegal The latest sport to take London by storm: sewer canoeing By Denise Dowling Given that most British celebrities — David Bowie, Brenda Blethyn, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales — tend to be pallid, toothy types, perhaps…

Outside magazine, August 1994 Foreign Travel: Beyond Reykjavík On foot, bike, and pony through untrammeled Iceland By Michael Paterniti To drive 30 miles across the black lava flats from the Keflavik airport to Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, is to realize that you’ve arrived in Europe’s lunar outback.

Kristian Morgan set a new southbound FKT on the Appalachian Trail, but he’s not done yet

Check out the all-new Teva and Cotopaxi collaboration

The iconic California park has done away with its three-year-old timed-entry system