A must-read for any armchair expeditioner or real outdoorsperson who likes to share adventures is the Black Dome's Asheville Outdoors Guide's Secret Climbs In Lost Places. Not only does the...

According to the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation one out of every three acres of America's land - 600 million acres - is public land. National Public Lands Day is the...

Mid-September and it seems everyone's on their way up Everest. The steep slopes are inviting some skiers looking to make fresh tracks, a crowd of Japanese climbers mingle with the Norwegians and...

I can't resist posting on the ultimate expedition taken by explorer Anousheh Ansari, the first female spaceflight tourist. Ansari was on the trip of a lifetime as the Soyuz rocket carrying...

Downhill skiing and snowboarding will attract up to 28 million Americans to the slopes this winter, not all of whom will be physically ready for the challenge. Although improved equipment and the use...

Southwestern Indian tribes want a federals appeals court in San Francisco to prohibit upgrades to a ski resort they say is a desecration to the sacred San Francisco Peaks in Arizona. The Havasupai...

What sport could seem less nature-oriented than NASCAR? Race car drivers are not the first people who come to my mind when I think of an outdoors-type. But a fun article by Lee Graves of the Richmond...

Under a voluntary recall notice, Lotus Designs, Inc./Patagonia, Inc. have announced that two versions of their Mildwater personal flotation devices may pose a potential casualty hazard.The recall...

A Maryland company that makes binoviewers - binocular-viewing adapters - for telescopes has learned that their products are considered "out of this world," reports The Daily Times of...

To feature the unexpected beauty of Utah's many hiking trails, I could write a four-page post or I could save us both time and just point you in the direction of this feature from the Salt Lake...

Hunting the wilderness for hidden treasure is not a new pasttime - no matter what your latest-model-GPS-sporting friends might tell you. The 150-year-old sport of letterboxing may not be as popular...

The Sacramento Bee has posted a great list of of fall activities to get kids off the couch and into the great outdoors. The article lists activities nationwide and has some good links for further...

Nothing complements a great hike more than a well-stocked backpack. And I'm not talking about an extra six pack or the digital camera, but things that can help you survive if you stray off the...

Don't let the end of summer end your fun. When it comes to rafting in the Northeast, September and early October is the best time to hit the rapids. River rafting in Maine begins on the first of...

Going downhill daily for 1,000 days might sound depressing, unless you're Rainer Hertrich and you've set the Guinness Book of World Records for consecutive days of skiing. Hertrich broke 1,000...