Destinations
When you want to know where to go and what to do, before you get there. Explore the issues, the adventures, and the quirks about the wild places of this world.
Best Places to Stop and Eat Along I-70 While You Wait Out Summer Traffic
-5280 Magazine
These beautiful, warm weekends tend to coax everyone out to the mountains. Here are our favorite spots to avoid the trail of taillights and put your feet up after a hard day’s hiking.
Trip Report: Rafting the Main Fork of the Salmon River
-Treeline Review
There’s a reason they call the Salmon “The River of No Return” — you’ll never want to leave.
A 3-Day Fall Foliage Road Trip through New Hampshire & Maine
-Campendium
We can smell autumn in the air already. Cozy flannels and pumpkin-spiced-everything are a moot point, however, without the crème de la crème of the season: fall foliage.
New England is the Mecca of leaf-peepers from around the world, and there are few places more beloved in the fall than the tree-lined byways of Maine and New Hampshire. Not sure where to start? Don’t worry, I have you covered.
Rowing Through A Minefield: Mining, Tourism, and the Chilkat Watershed
-NRS Duct Tape Diaries
Some will say that I’m just a raft guide, working six months of the summer rowing tourists from Ohio down glacially-fed rivers and that I shouldn’t be concerned about mining feuds that have been waged for decades. But, in a matter of years, gone goes my way of life if these mining efforts come to fruition. I’m trying to earn enough for a burger tonight and enjoy the remoteness of these Alaskan villages. Yet I’m afraid, in order to continue doing so, I’m also going to have to pick up a megaphone and fight to keep these rivers they way they’re supposed to be—wild and clean.
5 Fun Places to Raft in Colorado Right Now
-5280 Magazine
Paddle season isn’t over when the leaves start to turn. So don’t roll up your raft yet because we’ve pulled together five of our favorite Mile High stretches of late-season water to keep you rowing into fall.
Trip Report: Rafting the Ruby-Horsethief Canyons on the Colorado River
-Treeline Review
Want easy-going rafting in a Grand Canyon-esque aesthetic? Add red rock arches and big sandy beaches and you’ve got the float of your life. Welcome to the Ruby-Horsethief section of the Colorado River.
Hike to 3 Top Backcountry Ruins
-Backpacker Magazine
Three backcountry ruins cool enough to make Indiana Jones reach for his boots. But remember: Look, don’t touch.
4 Animal Sounds Every Hiker Should Hear Before They Die
-Backpacker Magazine
Bucket lists aren't just about views. Make a point to hear these 4 amazing animal sounds in the wild.
Catch a Golden Trout
-Backpacker Magazine with Casey Lyons
You've caught your brookies, rainbows, and cutthroats, but have you ever reeled in the holy grail of backcountry fish: the golden trout? Even veteran anglers talk in hushed tones about these golden-bellies beauties. Why? Partly because they're rare. Golden trout live only in pristine, low-traffic, alpine lakes and streams. Just our kinds of places. But before you stalk this life-list quarry, know where to look.
The 7 Best Pumpkin Patches to Visit in Denver and the Front Range
-5280 Magazine
It’s officially gourd season. Here are our top suggestions for which pumpkin patch to pick, depending on the fall experience you’re craving.