A redwood tree holds thousands of years in its bark, its height, its stillness. We feel something when we stand next to one—something researchers are increasing...
Editor's note: This story was originally published on November 22, 2022.
The whooshing of your skis carving powdery pistes, the crisp mountain air filling yo...
A heavily bundled Dave Green gazed through his pickup’s frosted windshield into the silent West Virginia night, at the massive, eerily illumined Robert C. Byrd ...
Since 1970, some form of LGBTQ+ Pride has been celebrated in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a rebellion against state-sanctioned discriminatio...
When I first moved to Seattle from the Midwest 16 years ago, I didn’t own a rain jacket and never had. It’s not that I didn’t spend time outside in the rain; I ...
If you want to feel small and humbled by nature, stand next to a redwood tree; if you want to feel powerful and intertwined with nature, just stand there a litt...
Many things have changed since Lloyd and Mary Anderson first began importing high-quality Austrian ice axes in the 1930s. Over the years, the co-op has grown fr...
Editor's notes: This story was originally published on Sept. 21, 2024, and updated on Dec. 19, 2024, to reflect the EXPLORE Act's passage in the U.S. Senate. On...
What if the saying “Many hands make light work” applied to inspiring real, lasting policy change for life outside? Well, good news: It does, thanks to the REI C...
For those who have served in our nation’s military on land, by water or in the air, time spent in nature can be particularly meaningful. For some, being outside...
I was cross-country skiing up a long hill the first time I noticed my fingertips turn ghostly white and numb. It wasn’t bitterly cold out and I was wearing warm...
It’s the giving season, which means it’s time to start thinking of those special people on your list. But before you consider buying items shiny and new, we hav...
