Nathan Pipenberg is a freelance writer focused on adventure, travel and the environment. Between assignments, he works as a wildland firefighter and a tree planter. He once dropped out of college to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. REI member since 2017.
Fresh out of the box, a Brooks England B-17 is an imposing thing. A single piece of thick cowhide stretched over steel rails, it’s heavy, stiff and covered in r...
The verdict is in: Trails are seeing more traffic, and it's expected to stay that way.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor recreation has boome...
If pedaling through winter sounds daunting, that’s because it can be. There’s salt and slush on the roads, numb fingers to worry about and a good chance that th...
