Michelle Flandreau is the managing editor for Uncommon Path and Expert Advice. Before joining the co-op, she worked as the senior content writer for 1912 Pike, Starbucks’ coffee blog. She also spent several years as a multiplatform producer at KING 5 in Seattle, and as a newscast and investigative producer at WBIR in Knoxville, Tennessee. She’s happiest when she’s in the mountains (preferably with a cup of coffee in hand). REI member since 2013.
Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re relaunching the Co-op Journal as Uncommon Path. This change reinforces our commitment to inspire, inform and shift p...
On an unseasonably warm September weekend six years ago, I capped off my first summer in Seattle with my first backpacking trip. The destination: Rachel Lake in...
A version of this story appeared in the fall 2019 issue of Uncommon Path.
Maggie Rogers is listening to glaciers—not just in the symbolic sense, heeding the...
A version of this story appeared in the fall 2019 issue of Uncommon Path.
Four top outdoors photographers each share a treasured image that still resonates ...
Today President Trump announced a short-term deal to end the longest partial government shutdown in the country's history. The deal, which the President said he...
A visitor to California’s Yosemite National Park has died after a reported head injury sustained on Christmas Day, the National Park Service confirmed Friday.
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Montana’s Glacier National Park is the latest national park to be impacted by wildfires this summer. The Howe Ridge Fire, burning near the west entrance of the ...
Following the devastating and deadly wildfires of 2017, federal lawmakers agreed last week—after years of negotiation—to change the way wildland firefighting is...
The winter sports tourism industry in the U.S. added $11.3 billion in economic value and supported more than 191,000 jobs in the 2015–2016 winter season, accord...
In a new report, outdoor execs weigh in on the state of women’s leadership in the industry and how they’re creating more opportunities for women.
Women make...
Before March 27, 2017, Whitney Anderson, Valerie Cleland and Vicky Ho were complete strangers. Though they shared a common bond as REI Co-op staff, the three me...
Your relationship with outdoor clothing and gear probably looks a lot like this: You buy it, you use it/love it dearly, and at some point you retire it. Not eve...
