Your vacation request is approved. Trip planning starts. But then comes the big decision – spend your time off relaxing in luxury or take a big adventure? You don’t have […]
Words and photos by Michael Polletta “That was the hardest thing I have ever done” I thought to myself as my exhausted body mustered every last bit of energy it […]
Words and photos by Mati Bishop We stepped out of the forest and onto a series of ledges carved in the side of the Rogue River Valley that brought back […]
Words and Photos By Shanon Castle An Adventure to Sturgill’s Landing Near Skagway, Alaska I’ve lost sight of the path. Laid out so clearly in front of me just moments […]
Words and Photos by Emily Pennington 4:00am I awake to fuzzy hipster garage rock reverberating off the tin can that is my unfinished Ford Transit in the wee hours […]
Words and photos by Michael Polletta There was an episode of Myth Busters that showed just how difficult it is to find a needle in a haystack. The show’s scientific […]
Words and Photos by Joshua Haskins The headlights swept over the thin asphalt line between the looming black trees. The empty road twisted, rose and fell, serpentine my co-pilot “resting her eyes” in […]
Words and photos by Emma Nord Staring at the towers above, I imagine a gneiss crack hugging my fingers as I sandwich my rubber toes in a one-inch splitter. A […]
Words by John Williams, Photos by Trevor Jue Typically, I don’t advocate for planning things at the last possible second. But sometimes exceptions need to be made. And sometimes, the […]
Words and photos by Emma Nord The sun radiated through towering pines, laying a canopy over the dusty trail toward Suicide Rock. Idyllwild, California—the true birthplace of the YDS (Yosemite […]
Words and Photos by Liesl Hammer Ever been on a hike where you didn’t pack enough water? What about food? Have you ever completely forgotten a tent on a backpacking […]
Words and Photos by Rachel Doser Most adventure junkies have seen pictures of the pristine aqua waterfalls surrounded by perfectly complimentary rust-colored cliffs that reside on the Supai Indian Reservation […]