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Dog Life Jacket Guide: Our Top 8 Picks to Keep Your Pooch Safe
Keep Your Pooch Safe This Summer With These 8 Dog Life Jackets

Whether having a lake day or boating adventure, these life jackets for dogs help ensure your furry friend stays safe in and around water, too

Photo Essay: A Multi-Generational Visit to Yellowstone National Park
15 Film Photos From a Multi-Generational Visit to Yellowstone National Park

With a last-minute booking, one photographer visits America's most famous national park for the first time—with his grandfather along as guide

In Defense of Heavy Hiking Gear
In Defense of Heavy Gear: An Anti-Ultralight Op-Ed

As the ultralight trend continues to build momentum and evangelists, let us not forget the bulky, burdensome equipment that got us here

Kodak Gold 120 Film Photo Essay: Exploring Maui by Van
Explore Stunning Maui Landscapes on All New Kodak Gold 120 Film

On Hawaii's second-largest island, two film photographers hit the road in a rented 1998 Dodge camper van to document a truly unique environment

What It's Like to Learn to Surf in the Pacific Northwest in Your 30s
Photo Essay: What It's Like to Learn to Surf in Your 30s In the PNW

An ongoing photo series, "Bad Surfers" documents the brutal but sometimes fruitful quest to log wave time in an unforgiving corner of the country

A 100-Mile Reunion Hike Along the Rugged Arizona Trail
Photo Essay: A Grand Reunion on the Rugged Arizona Trail

After a decade apart and amid pandemic upheaval, two old friends reconnect on 100 miles of the famed Arizona National Scenic Trail (aka the AZT)

How Making Film Double Exposures Reignited My Passion for Photography
How Shooting Film Double Exposures Reignited My Passion for Photography

Stuck in a creative rut, Santa Cruz photographer Caitlin Fullam found inspiration in experimental film photography

The 10 Best Bouldering Shoes to Help Send Your Next Project
The 10 Best Bouldering Shoes, Tested & Approved

Rigorously tested, this comprehensive collection of climbing shoes are our top picks for nailing bouldering projects at your local gym or outdoor crag

Photographing a Yosemite Atmospheric River on 120 & 35mm Film
13 Film Photos From a Moody, Weird-Weather Weekend in Yosemite

A late-fall trip into America's most-photographed valley proves that a crummy weather forecast can coax out some of its dreamiest views

Arc’teryx Procline Pants Review: Backcountry Comfort in Any Conditions
Tested: Arc'teryx Ski Pants Provide Comfort Through an Unpredictable Vermont Winter

These windproof, water-resistant, breathable softshell ski pants promise to go uphill and downhill in any condition, so we found out for ourselves

Photo Essay: Vermont Sidecountry Through the Lens of a Stowe Local
19 Film Photos Show Life As a Local in the Mountains of Northern Vermont

Reflecting on 25 years spent snowboarding in, on, and around the dense forests of Mount Mansfield, Vermont's tallest Peak

Photo Essay: What It's Like to Be a USFS Wilderness Ranger Intern
Photo Essay: What It's Like to Be a USFS Wilderness Ranger Intern

A firsthand account of two rugged months spent living and working with the Forest Service in California's famed John Muir Wilderness