Sarah Grothjan is the camp and backpack editor for Uncommon Path and Expert Advice. A former crime reporter, she enjoys backpacking, fly fishing, road biking and binging thriller novels. REI member since 2019.
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Some of us prefer the most basic of trail snacks—a sweet and savory granola bar, a tortilla sticky with honey, a sun-softened chocolate bar. Others kick it up a...
In the last several months, life as people know it has changed: Those who are able to are working from home. Protective masks cover friendly smiles. People have...
It’s the photo of the lush forest set as your computer (or Zoom) background. The cool breeze that slips through your window in the evening. The grainy feel of y...
Earlier this month, Kirsten and Joel Gist rose to a challenge: Get their four kids to run 1 mile within their California home as part of REI’s #TiniestMile effo...
A fitness regimen can make our outdoor pursuits—whether that’s a multiday cycling trip or weekly neighborhood runs—a little easier. Sometimes, however, it’s not...
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There are many ways to bring nature inside—make a backyard or patio herb garden, stream nature scenes, create your own climbing wall. But if you’re really missi...
Instead of taking your next conference call from your couch, why not do it under the stars with a thermos of coffee in hand, a snowy mountain range in the dista...
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Moab, Utah, and the surrounding communities, the Southeast Utah Health Department announced Tuesday that it was issuin...
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Karen Warren, an outdoor instructor at Hampshire College, has written about how media depicts women differently than men. That despite achievements by women and...
