Guide to Rocky Fork State Park Graham Averill|November 7, 2018 Spend some time poking around and you’ll find towering cliffs, deep swimming holes and expansive views at Rocky Fork State Park in Tennessee.
Green(er) This Year: REI is Minimizing Impact With the Products it Makes Aer Parris|November 7, 2018 The co-op's goal: to transition all of the fabrics and trims in REI Co-op brand gear and apparel to be 100 percent bluesign® certified by 2018.
Election Results: Outdoor Ballot Initiatives REI Staff|November 6, 2018 Across the country, specific initiatives on the 2018 November ballot have the potential to invest significant dollars in the outdoors.
Is the John Muir Trail Being Loved to Death? Sam Morse|November 5, 2018 A new nonprofit foundation, with help from a new Teton Gravity Research film starring Jeremy Jones and Elena Hight, set out to protect California’s historic 211-mile John Muir Trail, which is at risk of degradation due to overuse.
What the Middle Fork of the Salmon River Reveals About Our Public Lands Morgan Tilton|October 30, 2018 What the Middle Fork of the Salmon River—one of the world's most pristine and wild stretches of whitewater—tells us about the future of our public lands.
Why Voting for the Outdoors Matters—and How to Do It REI Staff|October 29, 2018 Editor's note: We would like to be clear that we understand opinions on the midterm elections vary and that REI maintains a strongly nonpart...
The Rescuer In Need of Saving Megan Michelson|October 25, 2018 What happens when a highly trained search and rescue volunteer from the Tetons sees one too many accidents in the field? It sends him into an emotional spiral he says he could barely climb out of.
Making The Case For Life Outside Jerry Stritzke|October 19, 2018 #OptOutside has always been about choice. The choice to put people ahead of profits, the choice to close our doors on the biggest day in ret...
Force of Nature in New York City: REI’s Women’s Speaker Series Kristen Phillips|October 17, 2018 Last year, REI launched the Force of Nature initiative designed to elevate the conversation around women in the outdoors. One of the main co...
The 9 Best Experience Gifts for Outdoorsy Types Susan Tanabe|October 12, 2018 Why gift another thing they'll outgrow or never use? Here are 10 experience gift ideas that no amount of tape and wrapping paper can contain.
Two Cities Make Strides Toward Car-Less Transit to Trails Aer Parris|October 9, 2018 Without a car your options for getting to trails around you are limited. Seattle and Los Angeles are working to change that with public transit.
Headwaters State Forest Is Open to Hikers Graham Averill|October 2, 2018 In September, a 6,730-acre tract along the North Carolina-South Carolina border known as Headwaters State Forest was opened to the public.
