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Jun 6, 2025

The 8 Best National Park Drives

　　America’s national parks are known for their vast tracts of unspoiled wilderness, and we love celebrating the trails that take you deep into the backcountry of these iconic landscapes. But sometimes, the best views in our national parks can be enjoyed from the comfort of your car. Here are the eight best national park scenic roads. 　　1. Trail Ridge Road, Rocky...

Jun 6, 2025

America’s National Parks Set a Visitation Record in 2024

　　It turns out that the U.S. national parks are more popular than ever. 　　The National Park Service (NPS) this week revealed that a record-breaking number of visitors toured its sites in 2024. According to the agencys annual report, the 404 out of the 433 NPS sites that that report data—including all 63 national parks—saw 331,863,858 individual visits last year. 　　Thats...

Jun 6, 2025

U.S. Tariff War Likely to Have Massive Impact on New Car Prices

　　Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump enacted new 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico — while also increasing previous duties targeting China. While Trump subsequently decided to delay enacting the new duties against automobiles and auto parts for a month, virtually every vehicle on the market could see a significant increase in cost if a resolution to the trade...

Jun 6, 2025

‘They Can’t Do Their Jobs’: Trump Issues $1 Spending Limit for All Parks Workers

　　The ground continues to shift beneath the nations National Parks workers. After seeing sweeping layoffs just before the busy summer season, the National Park Service has now had its purchasing power all but eliminated as well. 　　Another executive order from President Donald Trump has suspended the spending authority, travel approvals, and credit card purchases for the entire U.S. Department of...

Jun 6, 2025

How to Train Your Physiological Resilience

　　Everyone has a plan, Mike Tyson famously said, until they get punched in the face. The endurance athlete’s version of that dictum might be: everyone has a great VO2 max and an efficient running stride until they’ve run 20 miles. How you fare in those final miles depends, in large part, on how steeply these factors have declined over the...

Jun 6, 2025

Hollywood’s Latest Rack Is Its Best Yet: Hollywood Racks CrossTrack Review

　　Hollywood Racks might not be the first brand that comes to mind when considering a new hitch bike rack. Its latest model, the CrossTrack, aims to change that. While the brand is relatively popular among RVers and e-bike riders, most people with high-end bikes have shied away because they all make contact with the bike frame. 　　The CrossTrack marks a...

Jun 6, 2025

After 5 Years, Fox Racing Updates Favorite MTB Trail Helmet: Speedframe Pro First Look Review

　　Fox Racing has been a stalwart brand for anything dirt, and its Speedframe helmet seems to be used in every mountain biking area that involves significant drops. If the terrain demands that you carry your bike over some sections on the way up, a Speedframe is likely on a rider coming down. I cannot recall a bike park that I didnt...

Jun 6, 2025

Driving a Rental Car in the Snow Is a Recipe for Disaster. Here’s How to Stay Safe.

　　I’d put on tire chains before, and I might have set a speed record for attaching them had I been in my own driveway. But, somewhere on the side of a snowy mountain pass in the tiny alpine country of Andorra, all that muscle memory evaporated. We’d bought the correct chains for our vehicle down in town, but now they...

Jun 6, 2025

Where Mystery Ranch Ends and YETI Begins: Ranchero EDC Backpack Review

　　If it aint broke, dont fix it. Those wise words often conflict with the increasingly consumer-driven, never-satisfied outdoor industry. Its not inherently nefarious (mostly); outdoor athletes, recreational adventurers, and daily grinders will wear down, nitpick, and expose areas of improvement time and again. 　　Sometimes, a small change results in massive backlash, while other times, a sweeping change will drastically evolve...

Jun 6, 2025

Rise in Bear-Human Conflicts Prompts CO Authorities to Talk Trash

　　Want to avoid a testy interaction with a bear? Then make sure they cant get to your trash. Its a message that Colorado wildlife officials are sending to residents this week following an increase of conflicts between humans and bears over the last few years. 　　In 2024, Colorado Parks and Wildlife received 5,022 reports of conflicts with bears — 15%...

Jun 6, 2025

Pilot’s Sunglasses Survive Plane Crash: His Ombraz Stayed On When the Engine Gave Out

　　Eyewear is one of the most important accessories pilots use. Keeping bright light and glare out of ones eyes is preeminently important when youre piloting a metal flying machine hurtling through the air thousands of feet above the ground. Especially when something goes terribly wrong, maintaining your vision is essential to surviving whatever comes next. 　　Flight instructor Morgan Katnik learned...

Jun 6, 2025

5 Knots Every Backpacker (Actually) Needs To Know

　　Learning how to tie your shoelaces all those years ago sure has come in handy, and there are even more knots that can make your life easier in the backcountry. We reached out to Richard Hopkins, author of several knot-tying books and a demonstrator for the International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT), to learn five knots that every backpacker should...

Jun 6, 2025

Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2 Concept Truck Headed to the Mint 400

　　Chevrolet is about to go racing in an electric off-roader, but not one we can buy, yet. The vehicle is the Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2 concept. It gives Chevys electric pickup the full off-road treatment, just in time to send it into the desert. 　　Chad Hall will take the truck to the Mint 400 in Las Vegas, competing in the...

Jun 6, 2025

Watch Bad Belaying Nearly Kill Pro Climber

　　Saudi Arabian World Cup climber Sara Qunaibet was the victim of improper use of a Petzl GriGri by a professional coach. She suffered two broken feet and a broken back but could have easily died, especially considering she fell from just below the top anchors and landed beyond the pads. 　　The incident occurred last year, before the French rounds of...

Jun 6, 2025

A Little Boot for Big Skis: La Sportiva Kilo Touring Boot Review

　　The biggest storm in years swept through Colorado in February. Big fluffy flakes just kept falling until over 50 inches of new snow blanketed the backcountry. Skiing that frothy cold smoke over five consecutive days pushed my body to its absolute limit. After day two, I had to drop some weight from my ski touring kit — I swapped in...

Jun 6, 2025

Get a Little Out There in Nevada

　　Nevada is full of new and unexpected experiences at every turn. To fully embrace the adventures and quirks of southwest Nevada, photographer Paulina Dao hit the road with her cousin, Jessica Phung. Together, they traveled the Extraterrestrial Highway, in search of the states most out-of-this-world attractions. 　　Read more in 10 Ways to Get (Way) Out There in Nevada. 　　We’re Travel Nevada—your...

Jun 6, 2025

It’s Time to Celebrate These 3 Women Execs at Leading Outdoor Brands

　　Let’s face it: It’s a tough time to be anything besides a white male. And while the outdoor industry has long been a fantastic place to find our joys in nature, the industry—like many others—has been male dominated, especially when it comes to leadership roles at the brands that make the gear we all use to play in the great...

Jun 6, 2025

The Joyful History of Black Surfing

　　The first written accounts of surfing in Africa predate accounts of surfing in Hawaii by 100 years. In his new movie, Wade in the Water, documentarian David Mesfin asks: What else have we glossed over in the history of Black surfing? The result is a stunning look at Black suffering and Black joy, and how a group of people who...

Jun 6, 2025

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Jun 6, 2025

The Lightest Bike Wheels Use String Spokes: Berd Sparrow Carbon Gravel Wheel Review

　　When I lifted the Berd Sparrow wheels out of the box, I knew they were something special. They are incredibly light, 1,140 g for the pair, complete with freehub body, valves, and rim tape. The Sparrow was the lightest set of gravel wheels I ever threw tires on, and the brand claims its the lightest 25mm internal width production gravel...