Luke Cuenco 04.06.23 Extreme conditions demand extreme clothing and SITKA’s new Mountain Evo Jacket is made for the most extreme circumstances an outdoorsman can find themselves in. The new jacket is designed for those who are planning on heading out into the furthest reaches of the wilderness and is made from reliable and versatile Gore-Tex Lab
Month: April 2023
“It’s almost better to be doubtful than to be certain.” That’s one of the many vulnerable moments in the latest episode of skiing icon Mikaela Shiffrin’s YouTube series Moving Right Along. In this case, it’s a line delivered straight from her bed after waking up. Though Shiffrin’s videos are published on her personal channel, she
Photo By Kenneth Wong Today’s Photo of the Day is “Dance with Me” by Kenneth Wong. Location: Hayward, California. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook,
Derrek Sigler 04.06.23 Every so often I stop at a business or location that requires I not carry my pistol with me. That means I have to leave it in the truck, and I’m not about to just tuck it under the seat. When I went looking for options for added security for my Truck, one
The wind was howling when I reached the top of our backcountry run on Vail Pass; a whiteout with driving snow and flat light. As I started ripping my skins, it dawned on me — I was dry. As someone who runs exceptionally warm, I rarely get to the top of a skin track without
Photo By Sumi Das “During Christmas and New Year’s of 2020-2021, I was visiting Yellowstone National Park with the hope that I’d get to photograph wolves,” explains Sumi Das. “Well, that wish was hard to come by despite our weeklong stay in the park. After spending a whole day driving up and down the Lamar
Taylor Hutchinson 04.06.23 A recall notice was issued on March 9th regarding a safety hazard with the use of Yeti’s soft coolers and gearboxes that utilize magnetic closures. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, “The magnet-lined closures can fail and result in detached magnets, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested.”
This week, three lucky winners will receive a pair of Danner Mountain 600s to up their hiking game. More on the Prize Crafted to withstand rugged and wet Pacific Northwest weather, Danner chose lightweight leather and lined the Mountain 600 with waterproof Danner Dry. Also, the Danner Mountain 600’s midsole is made of Vibram SPE
While surfing my Facebook feed recently, I saw that one of my high school friends was taking a motorcycle camping trip across the Western United States with some of his lifelong friends. While I had lost touch with my friend Eric since we graduated, my jealousy quickly led to curiosity and I became eager to
Luke Cuenco 04.06.23 Spring is here and that means everyone is starting to dust off their camping gear and equipment. This includes me. Now, anytime I go camping have a few things that I almost never leave the house without when I go camping or enjoy a weekend at the lake and the most important of
I am not an ultralight-gear fanatic. I wasn’t an experienced backpacker when I set out. Shockingly, I wasn’t someone with a plan. I was just someone with a passion, and a serious need to get away from my darkness and into the light of the wilderness. Here is the gear that I used on my
California gray fox at a fruiting palm tree. “These Butia palms produce sweet fruits every year which the foxes really enjoy eating,” Toft observed, “so I placed a camera trap to catch them coming during the night.” Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM at 10mm, four Nikon SB-28 Speedlights, Camtraptions PIR Motion
Keith Lusher 04.05.23 The never-ending progression of technological advances in the world of fishing line has been pushed even further this month with the release of KastKing’s new braided fishing line called Hammer Braid. So what makes Hammer Braid so special you ask? The biggest thing I see is the overall crossover per inch. Braided fishing line
Meg O’Neill, an ice climber from Salt Lake City, Utah, died in an ice collapse at Raven Falls in Utah’s Duchesne County on April 2, according to reports. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has not identified the 41-year-old, pending the notification of all family members. But Embark Outdoors, where O’Neill served as assistant director, confirmed
Photo By Jennifer Carr Today’s Photo of the Day is “Short-Eared Owl in Flight” by Jennifer Carr. Location: Burlington, Washington. “A short-eared owl skims the ground in search of a vole in western Washington in the late afternoon sunlight,” describes Carr. “This photograph showcases my motivation as a photographer because I set a goal for
Eugene L. 04.04.23 On the piers along the Emerald Coast, one of the first signs of Spring’s arrival is the squid showing up. As the days get longer and the water temperatures start creeping up the squid start coming in from deeper water into the shallows around the piers and marinas at night. They arrive before