For David and Dean Giarrizzo — the names behind the popular hunting media brand TagN Brag — whitetail hunting has evolved from a shared passion into a family business. The Buffalo, New York-based brothers, with their father and uncle, showcase the tradition and heritage of bowhunting on their social channels. 　　Through years of filming, the TagN Brag team has amassed...

　　The original version of this article appeared on The Inertia. 　　On January 8, a scattering of wildfires in Los Angeles turned into the apocalypse. As Bad Religion once sang, “Palm trees are candles in the murder winds.” The Santa Ana winds howled throughout the night, and with the dawn came almost unbelievable scenes of devastation. The Palisades Fire torched entire communities....

　　The Palisades wildfire broke out in the Malibu area of Los Angeles on Tuesday and could become the most devastating fire in Californias history. In the days since, four more fires have sprung up around the city, from Beverly Hills to Arcadia, San Fernando, and within the Angeles National Forest. As these fires devastate neighborhoods and daily life, theyre also...

　　The scale of destruction is difficult to comprehend. Wildfires fueled by a dry winter and 100 mph winds have scorched wide swaths of Los Angeles, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents. By some estimates, more than 10,000 buildings have already burned down and at least 10 people have died. 　　As the fires continued to spread Friday, it...

　　She won the Freeride World Tour in 2021 after 7 years of chasing that top spot on the podium. But Elisabeth Eli Gerritzen didnt feel fulfilled by competition. The 29-year-old Faction-sponsored Swiss skier is a self-described anti-systems person, and sports competitions are very systematic. So, after winning the most elite freestyle skiing event in the world, she went on a...

　　This past Saturday, January 4, Daniel Swain, a climate scientist for the University of California Los Angeles, published a lengthy post on his blog, WeatherWest.com. In the post, Swain warned of  an extreme offshore wind and fire weather event in Southern California the coming days. 　　Two days later, Swain posted a YouTube video where he again sounded alarm bells for...

　　Admit it: You really missed us. And by us, I mean GearJunkies Emerging Gear column, which has been out of commission for the last 2 weeks of the winter holiday. 　　It was a short-lived slump for new outdoor products, however, and weve now got a packed week of cool stuff to share with you. 　　For starters, weve got a few...

　　Leave your expensive watches at home. If youve done any adventurous traveling, you should know that sentence by heart. But that doesnt mean you dont want or need a capable wristwatch, especially a GMT that can track multiple time zones. Thankfully, the VAER G2 Meridian is a lovely watch that costs much less than a trans-Atlantic plane ticket. 　　Ive worn...

　　Im hooked on phonics — from podcasts to playlists to FM radio, Im connected to audio most hours of the day. And Ive tested a wide array of fixes for my audio addiction: noise-canceling over-the-ear headphones, budget earphones, wireless earbuds, wearable mini-speakers, and waterproof boomboxes. 　　Each one has some upsides and downsides, and more importantly, they all have situations in...

　　As North Americas fourth largest metropolis, Toronto has all the makings of a top-tier city. Here youll find cultural influences from around the world, delicious and diverse food, eclectic architecture, and, of course, opportunities for outdoor recreation woven into the fabric of the city. 　　On this episode of Guide to Outside, discover the best places to explore the outdoors in...

　　I’ve long considered the Teva brand synonymous with sandals. That goes back to my middle school years when my dad proposed we take a guided raft trip. Despite minimal prior experience with watercraft of any kind, we decided a 5-night, 6-day trip down the Middle Fork of Idaho’s Salmon River was the adventure for us.  　　Then we went shopping. My...

　　I have run and bicycled a certain one-mile section of the paved riverfront multi-use path in my hometown probably at least 200 or 300 times. A handful of times, I have thought to myself, “I should really stop and read some of these historical plaques along the trail.” I believed there to be two or three of them, and in...