Stacey Cook is an REI staff writer. A Michigan native, she received her MFA in writing from Columbia University and a Fulbright to the Philippines, where she stayed for three years. Back in the Northwest, she lives in Tacoma with her family and two dogs, and can be found hiking or kayaking on her best days.
Every morning, Cassie Tweed hops on her 1960 Honda Cub and merges onto the highway with hundreds of other motorbikes flowing “like a school of fish” through Ho ...
Studying migration patterns, scientists have found that just one bird can urge an entire flock to change directions. Sally Bergesen is that bird.
She wanted to...
Right from the start, industrial designer Ash Price noticed that men tend to design gear, while women design apparel. She wanted to change that. “It was really ...
When the Mississippi River flooded the south in 1927, one of the 200,000 African-Americans displaced was Betty Charbonnet, age 6. She left the home of her Cajun...
After 20 years in the gear business, Susan Viscon has seen it all. That time she went to Interbike and the only other women were showroom models, for instance. ...
One of the best things about the co-op is the thriving community of gearheads, dirtbags, bird nerds, thru-hikers, peak-baggers, storytellers and more who work i...
The clothes that we wear adventuring—I’m looking at you, polyester tech tees—tend to hold on to some funk. According to microbiologists, odor-causing bacteria p...
Editor’s note on April 9, 2019: Our commitment to create unique experiences for women, by women is steadfast. We will not be announcing 2019 Outessa dates. We h...
Friends of the tiny apartment, the strict landlady, the fourth-floor walk-up, we hear you. A garage is sketched into the blueprint of your someday life, but rig...
Today we’re celebrating the art of caffeinating outdoors. Find your alter ego in our coffee-lover's almanac.
The Cowboy
You like it strong and a little gritty...
Rain happens. But there’s no need to let it ruin your camping experience. Here are some tips for camping in the rain to help you stay happy and dry when the liq...
One July morning in 2012, Maggie Crawford stood at the summit of Thunderbolt Peak in the Sierra Nevada. She may as well have been at the top of the world. Then ...
