As I mash my pedals up the last kicker on the trail, I register that my dog, Broose, is nowhere to be seen. Finally, at the top of the mountain, I once again have cell coverage and feel a vibration in my pocket. “43 minutes ago: Broose has left Bentley,” one notification reads. “27 minutes ago: Broose is on Spruce...

　　Watch outdoor fanatics Molly Armanino and Jake Hopfinger team up to bring some Trail Karma joy to the mountain bike community of El Paso, Texas, and the Wilderness Park Coalition crews that service the trails through Franklin Mountains State Park. Armanino and Hopfinger—the 2024 Ultimate Mountain Athlete winner and bike champ, respectively—use a 2024 Toyota Tacoma to pop up a mobile...

　　I left Breckenridge on July 3 and headed west without a plan. I’d crashed the night before with my friend Sorrel, at the mountainside condo she was renting full-time. I was on a seat-of-my-pants road trip around Colorado without a place to sleep on the eve of one of the biggest camping holidays of the year. At a highway rest...

　　Roof-top tents (RTTs) have always forced campers to choose between softshell models that pack down small but require a bulky cover and hardshell designs that offer durability and fast setup but take up more space. The Freespirit Recreation (FSR) Nova aims to combine the best of both by eliminating the fabric cover, integrating a rugged aluminum shell, and offering a...

　　I’m at a private backcountry ski operation near Ogden, Utah. The snow is so deep that the cat operator can barely make it to the top of our first run. Our guide directs us to a steep, treed, avalanche-controlled slope. I click into the 2025 Atomic Bent Chetler ($1,025), and within moments, I am floating and whooping through the light...

　　The original version of this story was published on The Inertia. 　　Italy’s Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and most active volcano.It’s also a very popular destination for skiers from all over the world. In fact, February happens to be the start of the peak ski season in Sicily. 　　During the winter months, an eruption on Mount Etna can provide one...

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　　Outdoor chef extraordinaire Eduardo Garcia rises bright and early to bring Trail Karma into Southern Arizonas rugged Santa Catalina Mountains. Utilizing a 2025 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, Garcia refuels some of the Arizona Trail Associations finest crews with a steaming gourmet surprise at an impromptu trailhead breakfast. The hearty early-morning surprise kicks off some needed maintenance efforts on the Arizona...

　　Last fall, at a dryland dogsled race in Pearson,Wisconsin, one canine athlete stood out from the rest. While her competition—mostly pointers and Alaskan huskies—ran one- to three-mile sprints, then rested, she entered multiple divisions in such quick succession that she once hurried straight from the finish line to the starting line without slowing down. Her gaze is stoic. Her fur...

　　Protests erupted across the country this weekend after the White House laid off tens of thousands of workers, including 4,475 from the parks system. 　　But outdoor groups and prominent retailers are worried that the layoffs are only the beginning. Even as national parks like Yosemite close up reservations, and former rangers warn of dire consequences for the park system, other...

　　Earlier this year, Travis Rice announced an expansion of his Natural Selection Tour (NST) to include surf, ski, and mountain bike categories. This week, the surf competition kicks off at a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean, where 12 eager athletes will put everything on the line. The action starts at noon Pacific time / 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday,...

　　I’ve been testing and writing about GoPro’s small action cameras since the first one was launched in 2004, watching as those cameras evolved from cumbersome chunks of plastic worn on your wrist to the content-capturing machines that they are today. 　　The two newest versions from GoPro, the Hero13, and the original Hero, continue that evolution. One is the most versatile...