Jenni Gritters is a writer and business coach for creatives based in Bend, Oregon. She also co-owns a content and community agency for emerging thought leaders called The Riverwoods Media Group with her husband. You can find her bylines in the New York Times, Slate, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and beyond. She loves to hike, swim and climb with her family. REI Member since 2017.
About 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, you’ll find a little corner of paradise: The Galápagos Islands. Sea lion pups nip at your fins as you swim through the...
We drove into Guerneville, a charming town in the Russian River Valley of California, around dinner time. Hungry and tired, we dropped our bags at a rented cabi...
If imagining a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, brings to mind bottomless drinks, sky-high hotels, sparkling casinos, kitschy wedding chapels and miles of clubs, you’...
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Saturday that he will resign from President Trump’s Cabinet at the end of the year amid government ethics investigations...
This week, Congress passed an $867 billion Farm Bill with new language that supports land and water conservation, and creates opportunities for the outdoor recr...
The National Park Service (NPS) just announced its no-fee entrance dates for 2019 in a press release, inviting visitors to explore the national parks for five d...
If you dream of hiking through Italian hillsides, vineyards, olive groves and citrus orchards with epic seascape views, the Cinque Terre is the destination for ...
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