13 Non-Essential Backpacking Items

Everyone needs a comfort item–how about a whole pack of them? | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Is It Easier to Bike Tour on a Tall Bike? This Guy’s TED Talk Says: Yep

Guy goes bike touring on very tall bike, gives very good TED Talk about it. | Continue reading


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The Very Unofficial History of the National Parks

Even if you know everything about the national parks, and, frankly, especially if you actually do, this is worth a watch or | Continue reading


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Tahoe’s Squaw Valley Has a New Name

Meet Palisades Tahoe. | Continue reading


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Welcome to Yosemite! The New Pyrocene Park

Glaciers began shaping Yosemite two million years ago, now fire has become the agent of change. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

An Absolutely Wild Look at the Beauty of Hawaii

World-class cinematography meets world class landscape. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Pocket Shelter Mobile House

The problem with houses is that they're just so... grounded. If the open road is more your style, a mobile house - not to be confused with the speciously named | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Brilliant Non-Trekking Uses for Trekking Poles

Trekking pole hacks from the industrious and hungry hikers among us. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

An Ultrarunning Dad Reflects on What Really Matters (Hint: Not FKTs)

Boiling it down to the essence. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

80-Year-Old Jane Packs Her Dog On Her Horse for Annual 600-Mile UK Ride

She's made the ride since 1972, and doesn't plan to stop anytime soon. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Bored by a Desk Job, Amy Johnson Became One of History’s Best Pilots

Amy Johnson traded in a life shuffling papers to become one of the most daring pilots in history. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The Crazy 74-Tooth Monster Bike Gear That Can Tow a…Car?

Berm Peak is a must stop on the daily internet train if you’re a bike geek. Or bike curious. Or if you’ve simply heard of bikes and are bored. It’s the Youtube channel of Seth Alvo, a dude who loves bikes and hacks. Anyway, he went nuts and fabricated a GIANT 74-tooth gear and ma … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The CAKE Makka Looks Like a Rugged Little Electric Adventuremobile

Look at this little number right here. Sweet as, well, cake. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Schedule Your Leaf Peepin’ With This Cool Fall Foliage Prediction Map

Get that cider ready. | Continue reading


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Has Wildfire Changed Your Adventure Plans? You Are Not Alone—By a Long Shot

With firefighting resources strained and burning harder to contain, many face last-minute changes or cancellations to outdoor adventures. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Utah’s Manti-La Sal National Forest Is a True Gem

Ever heard of Manti-La | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Mercedes’ Electric G-Wagen Revealed, But Can We PLEASE Get a Cheap E-SUV?

Oh, another stratospherically expensive electric off-roading SUV? Great. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The Deep Roots of Outdoor Recreation’s Diversity Gap

Viewing the lack of Black representation in the outdoors through a historical lens. | Continue reading


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The Mysteries of Wild (?) Pennsylvania Are Best Discovered Bikepacking

A mother and daughter explore their backyard in a micro adventure with ma | Continue reading


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27 Songs that Get Stuck in Your Head Backpacking

How does our list of the best--er, worst--music compare to yours? | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The Squirrel Is a Maestro

Who knows what music lurks in the heart of the forest. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The Best Kayaking Film You’ve Ever Seen Is About Way More Than Kayaking

When a routine after-school fistfight ended with another boy stabbing a three-inch blade into his shoulder, Scott Lindgren made his brother swear not to tell anyone—especially not their mother, who had enough to worry about raising two boys on her own. Years later, when doctors d … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Your Moment of Zen: A Wave So Long You Could Eat a Ham Sandwich Up There

Laird Hamilton is probably the most visually famous surfer to ever live. It’s not possible to accurately gauge that of course. Kelly Slater would like a word. As would Duke Kahanamoku. But Laird has ridden more and bigger waves on stranger surf craft than either of his competing … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Historical Badass: Endurance Cyclist Billie Fleming

You want badass? She set a distance record that still stands 78 years later. | Continue reading


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BREAKING: Person Runs Marathon Without Talking About It

The training it must have taken. The courage. The persistence. Overcoming doubting thoughts of: Can I really do this? Kim Novelle surmounted all obstacles and, it’s strange to even type these words, ran a marathon without telling anyone else about it. For more, enjoy this “ESBN” … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Let’s Talk Camp Furniture

NEMO's Moonlander table is out of this world. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Reimagining Humanity’s Obligation to Wild Animals

In “Wild Souls,” Emma Marris explores the worth of individual animals and species, and humanity’s obligations to them. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Dipping an Oar With the Whales, in the Blue Time

They call it the blue time. When, in the winter, the sun nudges the horizon only from below, a kind of endless twilight. Paddlers head for Norway in these periods to paddle with whales, experiencing a wildly different side of our world. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Yeah, We’re Down With Quilts—This One Especially

Camping quilts, eliminating the useless parts of sleeping bags for decades. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

California Has Closed All Its National Forests to Preserve Fire Resources

Big step for a disastrous fire season. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

An Encounter With Wolves and Fear

This summer, three of us were hiking in Alaska’s western Brooks Range when we encountered a pack of eight wolves. We were far from any help when they moved toward us, paused, and then disappeared behind a low ridge. When they re-emerged seconds later, they’d lined up along the cr … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Well, This is a Cycling Film Masterpiece

Heck yes. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

South Lake Tahoe Under Evac Warning as Caldor Fire Marches Closer

Firefighters brace to save South Lake Tahoe. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

A Heart Breaks Remembering Afghanistan’s Adventure Riches

I have been raw with emotion the last nearly two weeks. Today, I am just numb. For days I’ve been working with an incredible group of folks around the world t | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

A Baby’s First Sensations of the Natural World

Filmmaker Adam Amir introduces his son to the sounds, smells, and sights of the natural world. It’s as cute as you’d expect, but also reveals the importance of these places to us hardened grownups. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

How to Car Camp in Hot Weather While Remaining Chill

My cross-country trip began, as all trips do, with high hopes. I had to be on the East Coast by June 5. The last week of May and first couple weeks of June woul | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em, E-Bikes Are Like Work Trucks for Trail Builders

Like work trucks for trail maintenance. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

We’re Big Fans of This Stainless Steel Water Can

When you're serious about getting your drinking water out of plastic containers, this is for you. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

David Roberts Was Much More Than a Writer

Remembering one of the outdoor greats. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Kids Give the Best Camping Advice

Listen to the children. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Park City Resort Closes Backcountry Gate For Safety—Controversy Ensues

After multiple fatalities, officials at Park City resort have had enough. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

How to Buy a Mountain Bike

The most a | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

We Dig This Sweet Little Car Fan For Keeping Us Nice and Cool

A breeze a | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The Jackery Battery Is Cheaper Than Goal Zero: But Does it Work?

Big on power, less so on price. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

The Helinox Cot One Is One Heck of a Lightweight Camp Cot

Off the ground is where it's at. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Review: When You Don’t Want a Big Water Can, Go With Soft-Sided Storage

You need water, here's how to store it without taking up too much space. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

This Van Conversion Project Is Not What You Think

A lifelong pickup truck owner rents a camper van and everything changes. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago

Fly Fishing and Conservation are Warm Bedfellows

Without healthy ecosystems, there are no fish to catch and release. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 2 years ago