Why Take a Pair of Binoculars on a Camping Expedition?
Taking binoculars on a camping expedition is a great way to get the most out of your outdoor experience. Whether
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Recipe: MiddView Granola Bar
Developed by a college outdoor program, this may be the best bar you’ll ever eat. It might not have the most elegant name, but the MiddView granola bar has plenty of qualities to make up for it. This staple of Middlebury College outdoor life earned its name from the first-year orientation trip program, MiddView. Every…
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Bowhunting in Bear Country: The Handgun Advantage
As thrilling as bowhunting is, there are added layers of risk when you pursue game in bear country. Stealth, patience,
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Black-Footed Ferrets Are Your New BFFs
The adorable little predators can eat 100 prairie dogs per year—but plague and rodent control almost pushed them into extinction. Editor’s Note: In our new series Nature is Rad, we’re exploring the animals and plants that make the outdoors our favorite place to play. The subject of this week’s entry: one of North America’s most…
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How to Buy Your First Backpacking Stove
A good backpacking stove will be your dinner date for hundreds of meals. Here’s how to pick the right one. Canister stoves are easy, but don’t always function well in the cold.The time has come. You’re tired of using your mom’s rusty stove from the 1980s, and you’re ready to buy one of your own.…
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The Plan to Shrink Bears Ears National Monument
Zinke recommends cutting down preserve, focusing on archeological sites over recreation in report. Bears EarsInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Monday recommended that President Donald Trump reduce the size of Bears Ears National Monument, opening a new chapter in the fight over the controversial Utah preserve. In a conference call announcing his decision, Zinke said that…
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Hiking tips for beginner
Hiking is a fun and adventurous activity for a lot of reasons. It’s a great way to explore the natural
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The Science of Why You Love the Wilderness
We all know that being in the backcountry is soothing for the soul. Author Florence Williams decided to find out why. Anyone who’s stepped foot onto a trail knows that nature is good for you. Now, Florence Williams is here to tell us why. Her new book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier,…
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15 Stunning Vintage Spartan Trailers Advertisements
If you’re anything like us, you love taking a look back into the early days of RV and trailer camping. One of the standouts for us, are definitely the Vintage Spartan Trailers. When William G. Skelly purchased the struggling Mid-Continent Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Tulast in 1928, it was unlikely that he had a vision…
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Waterproofing’s Dirty Little Secret
Is Your Jacket Harming the Environment? It’s among the most satisfying of all outdoor experiences: Standing in a deluge, you watch the rain bead off your waterproof jacket like droplets off a freshly waxed Porsche. Not only do you feel dry, you feel smug: Technology has triumphed over nature. Would you feel even better knowing…
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