How Central Park Fell Victim to the Automobile
Give drivers an inch and they’ll take over your whole city This past April, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared in a triumphant tweet that, starting this summer, Central Park would finally go car-free: Central Park goes car…
The First Licensed Native Guide in the Grand Canyon
> While attending Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona, one of Nikki Cooley’s friends invited her to go on her first river trip. “I didn’t even know what that meant,” saysNikki. “I started going out on the San Juan…
Five Camp Blankets That Look as Good as They Feel
> 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. It’s hard to say what came first—Instagram or the camp blanket—but…
Fitbit Launches the Charge 3
> On Monday, Fitbit announced that its iconic Charge wearable fitness tracker is getting an update. The Charge 3 ($150) will have all the fitness- and health-tracking capabilities Fitbit is known for, plus more accurate sensors, a sleeker design, and…
The Ultimate (Evidence-Based) Guide to Recovery
The post-exercise recovery trend has produced mountains of new research. But can you trust the results? So you want to recover more quickly after your workout, using the latest backed-by-science approach? Great news! According to a new meta-analysis of post-exercise…
Dating in Mountain Towns Is the Ultimate Crapshoot
> When I moved from Los Angeles to Montana in my mid-twenties, I became well acquainted with the clichés of mountain-town dating, went through a period of swinging singledom, and then met the man I thought I might marry. Years…
The Best Baby Carriers for Hiking
> 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. Earlier this year, my wife and I welcomed our first child…
Life Tips from Happiness Expert Dan Buettner
The National Geographic fellow on what he’s learned from spending time with the happiest people on earth Name: Dan BuettnerJob: National Geographic fellow and authorHome Base: Minneapolis and Santa BarbaraAge: 57 As a young man, Dan Buettner pursued his dream…
Communing with the Forest Bathers
> Under a nimbus of eucalyptus and cypress boughs, in the pale waning light of a San Francisco afternoon, I watched the maraca of compulsory gratitude draw nearer. “Calm,” the peaceful-looking young blond woman said, then passed the shaker to…
With Great Horsepower Comes Great Responsibility
Drivers need to start owning up to how dangerous they are You’ve heard it before: Bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as drivers. I'm calling bullshit. First, as a cyclist, you don’t have the same rights as drivers. Not…