REI Co-op’s editorial staff is a team of passionate editors, writers and producers. We’re dedicated to covering the outdoors: the people who inspire you, the issues and events impacting our community, the skills and gear you need for your next adventure, and the places you want to go. Learn more about our editorial guiding principles.
If you live in the United States, time outside probably means something to you. Of the entire U.S. population, nearly half of people age 6 and older participate...
In rural eastern Oregon's ranch country, the Wallowa Mountains poke out of the wheat farms and cattle ranches to collect snow as powdery and light as anything i...
A version of this story appeared in the winter 2020 issue of Uncommon Path.
Richard Johnson makes his living as an architectural photographer, so when he ...
At the co-op, we believe the outdoors is a place to find common ground with people from all backgrounds and political affiliations. When it comes to politics, R...
At the co-op, we believe the outdoors is a place to find common ground with people from all backgrounds and political affiliations. When it comes to politics, R...
At the co-op, we believe the outdoors is a place to find common ground with people from all backgrounds and political affiliations. When it comes to politics, R...
Representing the Outdoors is a series dedicated to interviewing policy makers about outdoor issues. The Co-op Journal takes a nonpartisan approach to interviewi...
Representing the Outdoors is a series dedicated to interviewing policy makers about outdoor issues. The Co-op Journal takes a nonpartisan approach to interviewi...
In the second edition of Uncommon Path, we continue our mission to explore the ideas, issues and experiences that shape the relationship between people and natu...
After 86 years as a national monument, the world’s largest gypsum dune field has become a national park. On Dec. 20, President Trump signed the National Defense...
Liza Dietzen has dreamt of competing as a dog sledder since learning about the Iditarod in kindergarten. Ever since, she's dedicated the majority of her life to...
Representing the Outdoors is a series dedicated to interviewing policy makers about outdoor issues. Uncommon Path takes a nonpartisan approach to interviewing e...