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FEET FIRST

Quality rubber is the most important part of your crag bag

Power to the People

This compact solar panel will juice up your next long-distance trek

Training Station

There's a great new wearable for every kind of athletic goal

Cast Away

Leave the heavy lifting to these pieces

Head Game

These top-notch lids won us over

Home Base

These shelters score major comfort points

Let's Go!

After more than two years of a pandemic and unprecedented rates of burnout, just thinking about a vacation can nourish your body and mind. But the thing is: Actually taking that trip is very much encouraged now too. Because travel isn't just a getaway for getaway's sake anymore. We're exploring again for all the right reasons-and each motive has the power to be truly transformational. It's time to change your life with a trip, starting with the inspiration to get going, plus tons o' recommendations and revelations to guide you along the way.

13 Things Home Sweet Vacation Home

We found a fix

5 Myths About Summer

We're here to throw cold water on these warm-weather health tales.

CAN SQUID TENTACLES AND PINEAPPLE LEAVES SOLVE THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY'S SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEM?

APPAREL-MAKERS ARE TURNING TO EVER-MORE EXOTIC MATERIALS IN THE SEARCH FOR PLANET-FRIENDLY FIBERS. BUT WHETHER YOUR FLEECE IS MADE FROM WILDFLOWERS OR RECYCLED WATER BOTTLES, THE TRUTH MAY NOT BE AS GREEN AS YOU THINK.

CRYSTAL GAIL WELCOME

After a long battle against a rare brain disease, Crystal Gail Welcome, a 41-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, took up running as a spontaneous celebration of her health and perseverance. Then a friend invited her on a short day hike, where she had a profound encounter with, well, a tree (tale below). She later went on to tackle the Pacific Crest Trail and other cross-country jaunts. Now, Welcome seeks to bring the healing power of hiking to those who need it most.

Processing Trauma, Step by Step

When the memories of combat refused to fade, a former army medic found healing in thru-hiking.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

A hike through Panama's Parque Internacional La Amistad highlights wonders, both of the natural world and within the hikers themselves.

YOUNG STRONGEST HIKING SEASON EVER

WHETHER YOU'RE AN OBJECTIVE-ORIENTED HIKER OR A CASUAL FUN-SEEKER. IMPROVING YOUR FITNESS WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE MOST OUT OF HIKING SEASON. KEEPING AN AMBITION IN MIND WILL MOTIVATE YOU FROM THE FIRST SQUAT UNTIL THE MOMENT YOUR BOOTS HIT THE TRAIL. SET A GOAL AND GET READY TO HAVE THE BEST HIKING SEASON OF YOUR LIFE.

THE RIVER THAT YEARNS TO RUN FREE

A HIKE IN THE AUTHOR'S NATIVE WASHINGTON STATE GIVES PERSPECTIVE ON HALF A MILLENNIUM OF PERSECUTION, AND A HOME WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

On the Mountain of the Gods

After striking out on his first attempt, the author returns to Mt. Olympus determined to make the summit.

Daypack Dreamin'

From family-friendly jaunts to grueling summit pushes, your daypack is your constant companion, so choose it wisely. At 35 liters or less and all under three pounds, these rucksacks have the smart features and robust suspensions you need to adventure as far and as often as you please.

Break Out Your Boots

Shake off your winter hiking slump with these early-season destinations.

BIGFOOT'S FAVORITE STOMPING GROUNDS

Hoping for a selfie with the legendary biped? Step out on these four hominid-friendly hikes.

Save on Family Travel Without Stressing

My family didn’t travel much when I was a kid, but when we did, my parents jumped through hoops to cut costs.

Amazing Journey

Think you are not the cruising type? Richard Branson will change your mind.

Balancing Act

Deep in Uganda’s Kyambura Gorge, a family of endangered chimpanzees struggles to survive. Can conscientious tourism help save them?

Slower Ways to See the World

Travel should be an act of discovery, not a checklist to complete. Slow travel is an invitation to explore things at a pace that allows you to absorb your surroundings as you move through them-on terms that are meaningful for both you and the people and places you encounter. It may seem counterintuitive that by doing less, you will see more, but that's exactly the idea we propose in our book, Kinfolk Travel (Artisan). Following are a sampling of the destinations from the book, meant to inspire thoughtful travel and spark deeper ways of thinking about new journeys and destinations.

Tropic Thunder

A potent Colombian luxury hospitality renaissance is rising in Cartagena and beyond

A Gilded Revival

In its recent reimagining, The Vanderbilt offers a seductive time hop into Newport’s famed turn-of-the-20th-century opulence.

A Good Knight's Rest

You've slept in hotels, motels, lodges, B&Bs and a yurt or two. Isn't it high time you checked into an actual medieval castle? Jousting optional.

Texas's Quanah Parker Trail

Discover the life of the legendary Comanche following the arrows in the Lone Star State.

True North

Cruising Cape Breton Island’s captivating Cabot Trail in a Land Rover Defender

The World's Coolest Bars

From Singapore to South Africa, these are the best and most beautiful bars on the planet

Stunning Saint Barths

The Caribbean paradise of Saint-Barthélemy is one of the most cigar-friendly vacation spots in the world, with top-notch dining, unforgettable beaches and luxury accommodations