As a parent and an American during an election year, I had to make all sorts of crucial decisions in 2024. The most difficult and important of all was which bike to bring with me on my summer vacation. 　　Each year at the end of August my family and I travel to Adirondack Park in upstate New York, where the cycling...

　　Back in 2021, cycling’s international governing body, the UCI, issued a new set of rules banning the use of devices measuring “any metabolic values such as but not limited to glucose or lactate” in competition. The rules were aimed at the emerging use of continuous glucose monitors in the peloton, but the mention of lactate sparked widespread curiosity. Did the...

　　I press the hill descent control button in the center of the drive mode dial and take a deep breath before slowly letting my foot off the brake. The Nissan Rogue Rock Creek crests a peak and starts rolling down a steep path filled with chunky 2-inch diameter rock and loose sand. 　　The anti-lock brakes furiously buzz from one corner...

　　A very cold and wet camping experience a few weeks ago reminded me of the importance of a good heater in your rig. Upon arriving at camp, I discovered that one of my water jugs had leaked about two gallons of water onto the truck bed’s BedRug liner. Shortly after that, it started raining, which turned to snow a few...

　　Only three skiers in the 57-year history of the FIS World Cup have won over 100 ski races. Amélie Wenger-Reymond, a telemark skier from Switzerland, tops the chart with an astounding 164 wins to her name. Behind her, Marit Bjørgen, a cross-country skier from Norway, has 114, and then Conny Kissling, a freestyle skier also from Switzerland, has 106. 　　Following her...

　　Bend, Oregon, is home to some of the most fascinating geological terrain in the Pacific Northwest. Towering volcanoes, ancient calderas, and fresh lava flows are a testament to the regions dramatic volcanic history, which continues to shape the landscape today. 　　If youre visiting Bend and are looking for a hike, it’s only natural to explore the area’s volcanic features. Here...

　　I think of my old car sometimes when I drive by the Walmart Supercenter. The parking lot there was essentially the launch point of my first real long-distance road trip as an adult, spanning ten days and eight states in the late spring of 2004. We drove my 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT, a car that my friend Nick announced...

　　Golf gets a bad rap. The sport has a reputation for being too expensive and too resource-intensive, which are true in some cases. There are private clubs so expensive you need to be a billionaire to join, and courses where the landscape was bulldozed to make way for overwatered and overfertilized fairways. 　　But not every golf course is that way....

　　Some people reach their ski lines by snowmobile. Some reach their lines by helicopter. Believe it or not, there are even folks out there who ride on horseback, skis hung like rifles from their saddles, to get to snow-covered slopes. In TGRs latest film, The Way Back, three female adventurers show us how that last version is done. 　　Amy Jane...

　　In the chaos of year’s end, it’s easy to forget to prioritize yourself. After all, few of us have time for serious goal-setting or self-care amid the airport runs, in-law-wrangling, and countless other rings of the family circus. Inevitably, the New Year sneaks up on us before we have any time to plan or ponder. By the time we figure...

　　When Nick Fowler started his record-setting fastest known time (FKT) run of the Arizona Trail, its safe to say that his condition was far from perfect. Fowler and his wife welcomed their first child, Canyon, at the end of September. So, he was sleep-deprived and way behind on training. 　　He first embarked on the trail on Oct. 24, ran over...

　　OnX Hunt provides a powerful tool for hunters. Its mapping abilities, private-public land boundaries, and satellite imagery are highly regarded in the hunting community because theyre invaluable in the field. 　　But it has much more to offer than even most power users realize. 　　I recently traveled with onX leaders to learn more about the app and apply it during a...