Shalane Flanagan on How to Achieve Peak Performance
Eight life lessons from one of America’s best marathoners Last year, on November 5, I watched the end of the New York City Marathon on television. I got chills as Shalane Flanagan crossed the finish line, becoming the first American…
Op-Ed: Ski Resorts Rely on Smart Immigration Reform
> The United States has a long and rich history of welcoming generations of immigrants who have enhanced our country and our culture by contributing their talents, traditions, and entrepreneurial spirit. It saddens me to see how our current immigration…
This New Fund Will Help Climbers Cope with Death
> “Hayden and Inge died.” (October 8, 2017) The text lit up my phone late one night, four words that seared themselves into the back of my skull. The texter, my friend Leslie, called a few minutes later to relay…
How the 27-Year-Old CEO of Skida Started a Hat Empire
CEO Corinne Prevot, 27, turned a high school pet project into a full-blown business Name: Corinne PrevotJob: Founder, CEO of Skida HeadwearHome Base: Burlington, VermontAge: 27Education: Studied sociology and geography at Middlebury College Corinne Prevot was a high school Nordic…
America's Best Swimming Holes
> There is something quintessentially American about a good swimming hole. Pure, unplugged, communal—all these peaceful oases require are some good friends and perhaps a few beers. Here are some of the best stretches of freshwater the country has to…
For Outdoor Women, Having It All Is a Fantasy
> It’s clear by now that for women, “having it all”―where “it” encompasses children, a partner, hobbies, a healthy social life, and a thriving career―is a fantasy. This fantasy tends to be peddled by people who are either too naïve or…
The Stop-and-Frisk Approach to Anti-Doping
Can a controversial new form of statistical profiling weed out cheaters? On July 8, 2016, in the obscure town of Zhirovichi in Belarus, two Iranian hammer throwers had the best day of their lives. Neither had ever come close to…
NPS Report—Gasp!—Acknowledges Climate Change
> Sea level rise, caused primarily by human-induced climate change, will pose a challenge to national parks on America’s coasts. After months of controversy, the National Park Service last week finally released a report that said as much. To many,…
Marquette, Michigan, Is a Fat-Biker’s Dream Town
A crew of midwestern riding enthusiasts is pioneering grooming techniques for fat-bike trails that have extended the bike season year-round and added 80 miles of snowy singletrack to the city If you’ve ridden bikes in winter, you know that snow…
Our Editors' Favorite Trips
> We have some die-hard travelers on our staff, and it can be hard for many of them to chose their most memorable vacations. But, when pressed, they came up with these answers, which range from epic (biking 3,600 miles…