When, Exactly, to Schedule Your Workouts
New research finds that performance varies drastically based on the time of day You’ve probably heard the expression that timing is everything. Sometimes broader context and other events—often those that are outside your control—can exert a significant influence on a…
Testing Out #VanLife While Holding Down a 9-to-5
> When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we earn an affiliate commission that helps pay for our work. Read more about Outside’s affiliate policy. I was standing outside the back of my van, doors open,…
The Terrible State of Our National Parks—in Photos
> Operating our parks is expensive. They’re not moneymaking machines (despite Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s desire to make them so). They cost a lot to manage, and the current National Park Service maintenance backlog is at $11.6 billion, a…
The Man Who Survived a Rattler, Bear, and Shark Attack
> Dylan McWilliams might be the luckiest guy in the world. He might also be the unluckiest guy in the world. That depends on whether you think surviving a rattlesnake bite, a bear attack, and a shark bite within three…
Trump’s Pardon Condones Western Rebellion
> On Wednesday, Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven, walked out of a federal prison in Southern California, joined oil magnate Forrest Lucas aboard his private jet, and flew home to Burns, Oregon. A day prior, President Donald Trump had…
Traeger Goes Mini with New Portable Grills
> Few grills have the cult following Traeger’s do. The company’s wood-pellet models are capable of smoking, baking, roasting, and grilling in an approachable way, with digital displays that make it easy to keep a steady temperature for hours. That functionality comes at…
Your Outdoor Pursuits Make You Better at Your Job
In an era of specialization, a new study argues for diversifying your interests. At the top of the journal Ophthalmology’s most-read list is a commentary about something called the “Temin effect” by two non-ophthalmologists: David Epstein, author of The Sports…
Four Pieces We Love from Stio's Summer Collection
> When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we earn an affiliate commission that helps pay for our work. Read more about Outside’s affiliate policy. Jackson Hole-based Stio knows mountain town style. Here are four recently released…
Trump Cut Wages for Outdoor Guides—and That's Fine
> When the Obama administration, in 2014, mandated that all guides operating on federal land be paid $10.10 per hour—a nearly $3 bump—plus overtime, the outfitting industry was contemplating its demise. “Implementation of this would basically put me out of…
Sacred Native American Sites Are Not Your Playgrounds
> Deep in the Grand Canyon, on land that Havasupai Native Americans have called home for generations, is a place known as Beaver Falls. It’s an unimaginative name for an otherworldly landscape, where turquoise water tumbles over a series of…