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Meet the Endurance Athletes Racing to Beat Blood Cancer
Meet the Endurance Athletes Racing to Beat Blood Cancer(Photo: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) When Bobby DeW…
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Can I Be a Dad AND a Mountain Hero?
In some of the more romantic fantasies I’ve had of how my life might look, I envision myself standing on a mou…
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Getting a Dog Taught Me to Love the Outdoors All Over Again
Juno in her element.(Photo: Zoe Gates) I was on aBackpackerwinter gear testing trip when I knew I was ready. I…
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My Partner Is Looking for Bigger Adventures, but I’m Ready to Slow Down
(Photo: Blue Collectors/Stocksy) Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups,…
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My First Kiss at a Campfire Actually Taught Me a Lot About Life
I had my first kiss—not a Spin-the-Bottle peck, or a Truth-or-Dare mini-smooch—in front of a campfire. Unfortu…
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Should I Care About the Carbon Footprint of Celebrities?
Dear Sundog: Periodically, celebrities get blasted for flying their private jets all over the place or committ…
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Why I Live in a Mountain Town
Why I Live in a Mountain Town(Photo: Nelson Brown) Even with decades of familiarity with the Mad River Valley…
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What if I Introduce My Friend to Backpacking and She’s Better than Me?
Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our ad…
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Everything Our Editors Loved in July That Wasn’t ‘Barbenheimer’
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Is It OK to Teach My Kids to Knock Over Cairns?
Dear Sundog:For many years I’ve been in the practice of knocking down cairns while hiking. I dislike them beca…
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Anna Wilder Burns Can Turn Rejection into Revival
Anna Wilder Burns told her story to producer Cat Jaffee for an episode ofThe Daily Rallypodcast. It has been e…
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Russel Palecek Serves Those Who Served
(Photo: Courtesy Patriot Service Dogs) Russel Palecek told his story to producer Sarah Fuss Kessler for an epi…
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While Foraging in Alaska, We Found a Delightful Surprise
After parking our flat-bottom riverboat against the hard mudbank on the tidal flats, we walk just over a mile.…
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The Day the Desert Taught Me a Lesson
(Photo: Steven Green/500px/Getty) In the short story “The Orrery,”Barry Lopezwrites about a strange encounter…
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How Sasha DiGiulian Stays Grounded
DiGiulian hanging out at her home in Boulder, Colorado(Photo: Jimena Peck) Three years ago, Sasha DiGiulian wa…
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Nick Beckman Is Fueled by the Hard Days
Nick Beckman told his story to producer Ann Marie Awad for an episode ofThe Daily Rallypodcast. It has been ed…
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Kim DeLozier Cares for the Bears
Kim Delozier told his story to producer Sarah Fuss Kessler for an episode ofThe Daily Rallypodcast. It has bee…
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Should I Feel Guilty for Not Helping My Friend with Local Trash Cleanup?
(Photo: Oleksii Syrotkin/Stocksy) Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups,…
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My Fight Against Middle-Aged Malaise Involved an Ultramarathon
It’s a perfectly normal question to ask someone, I just wasn’t the right person to ask. I had been chugging up…
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Netflix’s ‘The Deepest Breath’ Explores a Tragic Undersea Love Story
We’re living in a gilded age of adventure filmmaking, and thanks to gizmos like flying drones and undersea cam…
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Why I Can’t Stop Reading Books by Adventurous Mothers
A friend who, like me, birthed her first child into a pandemic-constricted world, recently said something I ca…
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Running with My Dog Makes Me Feel Braver
The author and her dog Kona(Photo: Courtesy Amelia Arvesen) One fall morning on a run, a man jumped out of the…
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Help, I Booked a Professional Investor’s AirBnb!
Dear Sundog:I recently traveled to a popular mountain town for a family funeral. Because it was during peak se…
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Ask a Nudist: Your Top Naked-Hiking Questions, Answered
EveryNational Nude Day, we get a lot of questions. Is it fun? How likely is it that my spouse will disown me?…
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Nicole Coenen Takes an Ax to Your Expectations
(Photo: Courtesy Nicole Coenen) Nicole Coenen told her story to producer Cat Jaffee for an episode ofThe Daily…
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‘Founder Girls,’ and Everything Else Our Editors Loved This Month
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How to Inflation-Proof Your Vacations for Years to Come
RVs make family travel affordable.(Photo: Go RVing) Inflation has caused the prices of just about everything t…
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My Wife Often Rescues Animals in Need. I’m Worried Their Deaths Might Traumatize Our Daughter.
Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our ad…
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Susan Einhorn Tends to Her Roots
Susan Einhorn told her story to her daughter, producer Lucy Little, for an episode ofThe Daily Rallypodcast. I…
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My Boyfriend Is a Chatty Hiker. Am I a Jerk for Wanting Him to Quiet Down?
(Photo: Rob and Julia Campbell/Stocksy) Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, bre…
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Standing Her Ground
Latria Graham at Great Smoky Mountains National Park(Photo: Kennedi Carter) This story update is part of theOu…
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How to Manage a Backcountry Dog That Eats Everything
Dogs can get into a lot worse than ice cream out on the trail.(Photo: ChristinLola/iStock/Getty) A dusty path…
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Pattie Gonia Makes Every Day Camp
Pattiegonia (Wyn Wiley) dressed as a Western Meadowlark. At Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center. Nebraska.(Pho…
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Q&A: The Challenge of Making ‘Tour de France: Unchained’
The Tour's finish on Avenue Champs-Élysées(Photo: A.S.O./Charly Lopez) On Thursday, June 8, Netflix released i…
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Mississippi Delta: Returning Home to Its Haunted Past
Cassidy Bayou near Sumner, Mississippi(Photo: Maude Schuyler Clay) The flat fields of the Mississippi Delta se…
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‘Tour de France: Unchained’ Will Turn You into a Cycling Fan
Tour de France: Unchained begins airing on June 8(Photo: A.S.O./Pauline Ballet) It’s been two decades sinceroa…
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5 Tips for Happy Road-Tripping
Summer is here, which means swimming holes, camping, and road trips. The key to happy travel? Keep the spontan…
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‘The Swine Republic,’ ’Naked & Afraid,’ and Other Media We Loved This Month
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My Partner Gets Crabby Outdoors. Should I Keep Asking Him to Join Me?
Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our ad…
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Why the North Face’s Defense of Its Pride Campaign Matters
The North Face's Summer of Pride Campaign participants with Pattie Gonia(Photo: The North Face) “We invite you…
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Hog Poop from Iowa Is Polluting Your Water
A dead carp floats in water near the shore at Big Creek State Park, Tuesday, September 10, 2013, in Polk City,…
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The Family-Friendly Adventure Destination No One Knows About (Yet)
The Family-Friendly Adventure Destination No One Knows About (Yet)(Photo: Travel South Dakota) When you take y…
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Explore Montana's Badlands and Battlefields
Follow this meandering point-to-point tour through Southeast Montana’s most otherworldly and storied landscape…
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What Endurance Sports Taught Me About Navigating Grief
Swimming through grief takes the same mettle as swimming through open water.(Photo: Gary Yeowell/Getty) My mot…
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Ode to the Side Yard
The first side yard I can recall—the one belonging to my childhood home in South Carolina—had one notable feat…
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Can Dogs Get High? Yep. Plus, 9 More Pup Disasters.
"Is it me? Am I the drama?"(Photo: Courtesy of Wes Siler) Dog owners make up a large, and proud, contingent of…
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We Need to Change How Kids (and Adults) Learn About Weight
(Photo: Jovana Milanko/Stocksy) When I first started my journalism career, I wrote a lot of nutrition-related…
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Suzanne Teune Finds Safety in Nature
(Photo: Courtesy Suzanne Teune) Suzanne Teune told her story to producer Sarah Fuss Kessler for an episode ofT…
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5 Documentaries We’re Stoked to See at Mountainfilm This Year
Base Camp at Mountainfilm Festival in 2022(Photo: Bash Jelen) This Memorial Day weekend marks 45 years ofMount…
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I’d Love to Make New Hiking Friends, but I Feel Like a Burden
Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our ad…
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Your Dog Won’t Likely Live to 31, but You Can Add Years to Its Lifespan
Bobi, the world's oldest dog according to Guinness World Records(Photo: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty) Wh…
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When Your Reactive Dog Can’t Adventure Anywhere
CC Carson's dog, Moose, at home in bed.(Photo: Courtesy CC Carson) When CC Carson moved to Missoula, Montana a…
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Lessons Learned From Summertime Adventures With A Hairless Dog
Primrose resting at a park after a long hike.(Photo: Mallory Arnold) When I was a junior in high school, I beg…
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Make Time for Adventure This Father’s Day
When photographerJacob Moonand his wife,Natasha, went on their first date, they climbed a mountain together. W…
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20 Of the World's Rarest Dog Breeds
Sometimes it feels as if everyone walking down the street has a dog, but you won’t find these rare dog breeds…
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7 Unexpected Moments of Joy in the Outdoors, from Outside’s Editors
(Photo: Johanna Svennberg/Getty) AskOutsideeditors what brings them joy, and a few reliable standbys always po…
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The Best Backcountry Sign You’ll Ever See
I slowed my running-shoe-and-microspiked steps to move over to the side of one of our steeper iced-over local…
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Conor Hall Knows How to Ask for Help
Conor Hall told his story to producer Paddy O’Connell for an episode ofThe Daily Rallypodcast. It has been edi…
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How Adventuring Alone Became My Ticket to Happiness
Sweat slips down my cheek as I glide my fingers through the crisp water. I’ve reached the turnaround point of…
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Season Two of HBO’s ‘100 Foot Wave’ Is One Hell of a Ride
100 Foot Wave returns with a second season.(Photo: HBO/HBOMax) There’s a scene in the second season of HBO’s d…
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How to Teach Your Kids to Fish
My daughters, ages 9 and 6, can’t pass up a claw machine full of prizes without feeding it dollar bills. The r…
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Boost Your Heart Rate in the Heartland
These five destinations deserve a spot on your Central U.S. bucket list • Share to Outside FeedCreate a new po…
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What It Takes to See 10,000 Bird Species
Editor’s Note: Since this story ran in print (in the May/June 2023 issue ofOutside), Kaestner’s life list has…
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Strava Is for Fitness—And Sometimes Poetry
(Photo: Brendan Leonard/Strava) After I got home from a run in November of last year, I typed into my phone a…
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Life Lessons Learned from Campfire Skits
If you can perform for the campfire circle, you can perform anywhere.(Photo: ArtistGNDphotography/Getty) Every…
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How Skiing Helped Heal Our Broken Family
Editor’s Note: This story deals with the sensitive topics of suicide and mental health struggles. If you or so…
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My Friend’s Fear of Snakes Seems Silly to Me. Can I Help Him Get Over It?
Welcome toTough Love. We’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our ad…
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Make This Summer the Season of Water Adventures with Your Dog
How to Raise a Water Dog(Photo: Purina Pro Plan) Canoeing on a lake. Camping next to a lazy river. Paddleboard…
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My Thru-Hiking Community Showed Me Just How Lonely My Real Life Was
UK, Scotland, Man looking at view with the Three Sisters of Glencoe mountains on the left and the A82 road in…
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‘A Prayer for Salmon,’ ‘Resistance Climbing,’ and Other Media We Loved This Month
If you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This supports our mission to get more peopl…
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A New Mary Oliver Audiobook Reminds Us to Embrace Life’s Joys, Even in Dark Times
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Karl Lagerfeld’s Most Outrageous Outdoor Gear Designs
Karl Lagerfeld is seen, outside the Dior show, at the Grand Palais, during Paris Fashion Week Menswear Fall/Wi…
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Sabrina Shay Pigg Believes in Action
(Photo: Courtesy Sabrina Shay Pigg) Sabrina Shay Pigg told her story to producer Stepfanie Aguilar for an epis…
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Your Dog Deserves More Hikes
Your dog deserves more hikes.(Photo: Purina Pro Plan) With hiking season right around the corner, dogs around…
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A Newbie’s Guide to Taking Sexy Photos Outside
It’s a total cliché that the most important thing is having fun, but in this case, it’s particularly true.(Pho…
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So You Want to Drop $75,000 on a Toddler’s Backyard Birthday Party
This backyard birthday comes nowhere close to $75K.(Photo: Getty Images) God bless theNew York Timesstyle sect…
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You Don't Have a Clue What Your Dog Is Feeling
Is he happy? Sad? Judging you? Sneezing?(Photo: Anita Kot/Getty) A few months ago, my partner and I went cross…
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What I Learned from Women about Collective Action and Climate Anxiety
Women are on the front lines of the climate justice battle.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty) As a mother and tea…
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The Women of the Gulf Coast Are Fighting for their Communities in the Face of Climate Change
Colette Pichon Battle founded the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy, now called Taproot Earth.(Photo: Court…
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This Video Game Lets You Fight Climate Change
In Terra Nil you must save a wasteland from destruction.(Photo: Terra Nil) Climate change.Garbage patchesin th…
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