And Ode to the Dawn Patrol

Yaaaawwwwwnnn. Okay, let's get out there. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Rower Peter Bird: It’s Just An Adventure. You Don’t Have To Justify It

On rowing around the world—and not thinking too deeply about what it means. | Continue reading


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Warm Up Your Autumn-Chilled Bones With Leah Dawson’s Warm Water Dancin’

'Bout as fun as it gets. Surfing sure, but life too. | Continue reading


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The Crystal Hunter

We're all searching for something. | Continue reading


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Learning to Love Biking Really, Really Long Distances in the Snow

How the winter 'Fat Bike Pursuit' builds community. | Continue reading


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The Climbing Cholitas Always Inspire a Smile

Keep on climbin', Cholitas. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

It’s Never Too Late to Save a River

Some advocates of a wild river never give up. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

The Immediate Present of Art and Being in Nature

Midway through his 90s, Alex Katz is still trying to artistically replicate the experience of being in the moment. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Art Brewer, Surfing’s Larger Than Life Genius Photographer, Dead at 71

Surfing's rock and roll photographer has passed away. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Paddling 2,000 Miles to Meet the ‘Kings of the Yukon’

Read an excerpt from Adam Weymouth's award-winning, "Kings of the Yukon," his chronicle of paddling the length of the Yukon River, in search of the mighty Chinook Salmon. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Chasing Lights in the Himalya

Light of a million kinds. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

If Adventurous Riding Is Your Jam, These Are Your Shoes

Because sometimes bike rides involve a whole lot of hiking too. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Remote Rafting to Remote-r Ski Lines

You don't need an excuse to do a trip like this, but a bachelor party is as good an excuse as any. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

‘Five Summer Stories’ Is 50 and Still Maybe the Best Surf Film Ever Screened

One of the best action sports films of all time returns to the theater where it belongs. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Siblings—and Bikes—Are Awesome

The good stuff. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

The Fading Miracle of Seasonal Animal Migrations

Bird migrations figures are plummeting. But we can act. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Mountain Bikers on Getting Old and Fear

"There is something about being allowed to do the same thing now as when I was 16." | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

A Canoe-Level View of the Mississippi’s Lowest Water Ever

From a canoeist who knows. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

A Baffin Island…Vacation?

“Consider taking your sweetheart to Baffin Island, it’s surrounded by literally nothing.” | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Dick Proenneke Lived Alone in Alaska For 30 Years—And Thrived

Wasn't that life in workaday society was too much; it was too little. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Book Review: The Magic of the World’s Soggy Places

In “Fen, Bog, and Swamp,” Annie Proulx explores the marvels of wetlands and the sobering history of their destruction. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

God, This Is Steep: Townsend Skis The Sphinx

Steep and deep. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Oh, You’re Worried About an EV’s Range? This Dude Drove One Across Africa

No gas required. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

So Your Bike is Broken Down on the Side of the Trail…

Here's how to keep your bike running smoothly on a multi-day ride in the backcountry. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

What Do You Picture When You Imagine Indonesia?

A few minutes of gorgeous. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

The Tiny Solo Stove ‘Mesa’ Is a Sweet Little Camp Or Backyard Buddy

Sometimes you don't want, or can't build, a full-on campfire. That's when you reach for the Mesa. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa

Without Sherpa, there is no Himalayan climbing. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

The Not-So-Bad Bad Day

Life is 10 percent events and 90% your reaction to them. Or something like that. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Meet Sheri, the Incredible Founder of Alpacka Rafts

You're gonna love Sheri. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

In Switzerland, Just Take the Train Right to the Slopes

Car? Who needs a car? | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Unraveling the Plight of the Pinyon Jay

A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple of pinyon jays chattered loudly as they flew over the piñon pine and juniper woodlands that sweep across the foothills. “They have really fun calls,” said Peggy Darr, th … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

The Classic Route (If You’re a Badass)

Oo, la la, it's Chamonix at its best. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

10,000 People Have Hit ‘SOS’ on a Garmin InReach—Here Are the Data

Here's who calls for rescue and why. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

‘Labyrinth of Ice’ Takes You on Harrowing Journey to Farthest North

Read an excerpt from a new tale of a fascinating, grueling polar survival epic. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Wanna Climb the Matterhorn?

World's pointiest mountain beckons. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Beryl Burton Was Britain’s Best Rider For Years—She’d Still Smoke Most Folks

Beryl Burton beat men, crushed the female field, butted heads with racer daughter...and never turned pro. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

She Went From Mexico to the Sierra Nevada and Brought Her Food

Latin backpacking food? Sign us up. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Colorado Town Seizing Ski Resort’s Land To Stop It Building Employee Housing

The Vail Town Council says that while affordable housing is desperately needed in the community, Vail Resorts' Booth Heights project would threaten local bighorn sheep. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Finding Home and Stoke in the Kootenays

Quite a backyard, here. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

There’s Just Something About Full Grain Leather Hiking Boots

Wanna hand your boots down to the kiddies? They'd be stoked on the Scarpa SL Actives we review here. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

“I Think Its Fair to Say Endurance Cyclists Have a Bit of a Wandering Soul”

Here's what it takes to ride the Silk Road Mountain Race. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

If You Need Us, We’ll Be Chilling in Our New Fave Camp Chair

When your dogs are barkin' this chair is callin' | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Public Ownership of Waterways Must Also Mean Public Access for Recreation

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the public has a right to stand on privately owned streambeds to fish or while boating through -- a loss to landowners who want the right to exclude the public. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

In Pursuit of Soul: Midwest Skiing

Skiing is where the snow falls. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

Your Homework Is to Get Cozy in This Vermont Schoolhouse Cabin

This schoolhouse rocks. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

A Cargo E-Bike Can Replace Your Car

The right e-bike opens up a whole new world of transportation adventure—the Benno Boost E may be that bike. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

This Canoe Movie About Snowboarding Will Make You Think Out Of The Box

“There’s kind of only two people that I know of, that I hang out with, that would be dumb enough to do this with me.” | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago

During the Clean Water Act’s 50th Year, What Should We Celebrate?

Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 1 year ago