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Aug 7, 2025

More Power, Less Weight, Massive Price Tag: 2026 BMW M2 CS

　　The 2026 BMW M2 CS might be the best BMW M-car of the modern era. The littlest current M car is suddenly the most powerful rear-drive BMW on sale today. With the same horsepower as its AWD big sibling the M4 Competition, massive brakes, a huge new rear spoiler, and nearly 100 pounds less weight. But this 2 Series M-onster...

Aug 7, 2025

REEB Cycles Resurrects US-Made Gravel Frame, Built to Customize

　　Once, there was a time when skinny jeans and drop bars didn’t fit any mold in the gravel cycling world. So, a then-fledgling Colorado bike builder started carving out a niche. 　　Fast forward 12 years, and Longmont, Colo.-based REEB is bringing back a gravel build called “The Sam’s Pants.” It’s welded by hand from Italian steel tubing at Hooptie Bike...

Aug 7, 2025

Vail Resorts Appoints Rob Katz as CEO, Again

　　Vail Resorts announced on May 27 that Rob Katz, 58, would be returning to his role as CEO. Katz previously served as CEO from 2006 to 2021, and has since served as the companys executive chairperson. He is succeeding Kristin Lynch, who replaced him as Vail Resorts CEO when Katz changed roles in 2021. 　　It is an honor to step...

Aug 7, 2025

12 Songs to Wander in the Woods to This Summer from Sylvan Esso

　　There’s a certain magic that hits when the days get longer, the air feels lighter, and the soundtrack shifts to something more sun-soaked and whimsical. 　　For us at Outside, the Outside Festival is the official place to kick off that summer vibe in Denver, May 31-June 1. With live music, world-class speakers, gear demos, outdoor clinics, and a community of adventurers...

Aug 7, 2025

More Room, Less Money: NEMO Dagger OSMO 3 Tent Review

　　The wind whipped against the side of my tent, and a fine layer of sand covered everything. My sleep system, backpack, and clothes were all powdered with dust. This was our second night camping in a sandstorm, though, and I was getting used to it. 　　One by one, I pulled everything out of the tent to shake off the Utah...

Aug 7, 2025

Climbing Everest is Easy Compared to Surviving an Abusive Parent, With Melissa Arnot Reid

　　Melissa Arnot Reid’s mountaineering resume is a jaw dropping list of accomplishments; hundreds of summits of the world’s tallest, most dangerous peaks, including becoming the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen. Melissa has an uncommon athletic prowess, but what truly fueled her mountain pursuits was a long held and long protected emotional emptiness. In a gut-wrenching new...

Aug 7, 2025

The 6 Best Coolers of 2025

　　Coolers are the gastroenterological core of every camping trip. If your cooler fails, your drinks are only lukewarm and your perishables go bad. While ice retention, exterior durability, and interior capacity are all important features to consider, we also think the devil is in the details when it comes to buying the right cooler. A massive amount of insulation won’t...

Aug 7, 2025

7 Questions with Rick Steves, Europe’s Most Famous Travel Guide

　　For more than four decades, Steves has guided Americans through the art, food, and culture of Europe, first with his bestselling guidebooks, then as host of his long-running PBS show, Rick Steves’ Europe. But lately, the seventy-year-old travel expert has fallen for a different kind of journey: long-distance hiking. From the Tour du Mont Blanc to the Alta Vias in...

Aug 7, 2025

‘Motorcyclists Injured, Killed Every Year’: Death Valley Warns Against Riding During Park’s Hottest Months

　　Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth, regularly reaching temperatures of over 120 degrees F in summer months. With over 3.4 million acres and over 1,000 miles of roads, its also the largest national park in the lower 48, making it a great place for motorcycle touring — but onlyat certain times of year. 　　On May 23, Death Valley...

Aug 7, 2025

An Insulator for Folks on the Move: Patagonia Nano-Air Ultralight Review

　　Since its original release in 2014, the Patagonia Nano-Air line has been the best breathable layer you can buy, at least in my book. I’m not a Patagonia fan boy, but after owning two of the original Nano-Air Jackets, the Nano-Air Light Pullover, and the Nano-Air pants (and testing out almost every other brand’s crack at breathable insulation layers), I...

Aug 7, 2025

Katabatic Alsek 22 Review: Cold Sleepers Rejoice — This Sleeping Quilt Works for All

　　I hit about mile 200 before I swallowed the bitter pill: I might not be cut out for this sleeping quilt thing. It was half a month into my thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, and while the days crossing the sand-filled basins brutalized with heat, the nights along the high-rising desert ridges plunged to near freezing. 　　I also found...

Aug 7, 2025

Nebraska’s Natural Wonders

　　Yes, that Nebraska. Listen, we’re not here to convince you that purple mountain majesty is out. We’re just saying that the fruited plain has more than meets the eye. Especially if you just rolled that eye. Before you go making too many assumptions, discover all the natural wonders this flat-out amazing midwest state has to offer. 　　Sandhill Crane Migration Maybe...

Aug 7, 2025

Prevent Injury on Leg Day with This Dynamic Stretch Routine

　　Whether you’re running, biking, or climbing, your workout should always begin with a basic bodyweight warm-up to prime your muscles and joints for peak performance. The same goes for preparing for leg day at the gym. 　　Dynamic stretching, in which you move your muscles and joints through their full range of motion, helps your body prepare for the work ahead....

Aug 7, 2025

How to See Manhattanhenge (and 9 Other Urban Solar Alignments) in 2025

　　On four nights each year, sky-watchers flock to the streets of Midtown Manhattan to experience one of the nations best-known urban astronomical events: Manhattanhenge. 　　During this phenomenon—named in honor of England’s famous Stonehenge—the sunset aligns perfectly with the city’s east-west grid, sending a blaze of sunlight down the streets and casting the city in a dramatic glow. The first Manhattanhenge...

Aug 7, 2025

Meet the Electric Minivan Designed to Spark Joy

　　Upon first sight, my younger daughter hugged the yellow Volkswagen ID. Buzz. Arms draped across its cheerful face, she said, “Can we keep it?” A reasonable question for a car that looks like it time-traveled from Woodstock to Haight-Ashbury via Pixar Studios. 　　The ID. Buzz is Volkswagen’s reinterpretation of its microbus—a car so entrenched in American counterculture that you would...

Aug 7, 2025

HUK Pro Series Review: Badass Bibs & Jacket for Foul Weather Fishing (and More)

　　Bad weather doesn’t stop the work. It doesn’t stop the fish from biting either. Whether you’re stringing lines in the field after a long winter or casting into icy Montana rivers before the runoff hits, the cold doesn’t care. Neither does the rain, the wind, or the occasional frozen mix that pelts your face sideways. 　　That’s where the HUK Pro...

Aug 7, 2025

‘Unforgiving Hours’ Captures Gritty History of Endurance Sports

　　Is competing in endurance sports a terrible idea? Thats the (somewhat rhetorical) question posed in a new collection of stories examining the painful journeys of endurance athletes trying to achieve goals unimaginable to the casual observer. 　　The book offers many fascinating tales, like a 70-year-old competing in an ultramarathon, a sailing trip from Washington State to Alaska, or attempting six...

Aug 7, 2025

Bouncing Back From Heart Attacks, With Chef and Angler Ranga Perera

　　In and around his home of Bozeman, Montana, Ranga Perera is highly sought after as a fly fishing pal and even more highly sought after as a personal chef. There’s nothing unusual about that combination, until you learn that his family came to the States in 1991 from Sri Lanka after a happy childhood was disrupted by a violent civil...

Aug 7, 2025

The Benefits (and Drawbacks) of Adult Beginner-ness, With Mirna Valerio

　　Everyone knows it’s important to try new things, but combating that internal voice, which begs us to stay within our comfort zone ain’t easy—even for a professional tryer of new things like Mirna Valerio. Known on the internet as The Mirnavator, Mirna knows what she’s talking about. She took up running in her late 30s, then road marathons, then trail...

Aug 7, 2025

Worthy Watches for Every Deserving Dad

　　Consider gifting Dad a watch for Father’s Day—a real banger he won’t just pretend to love. Choosing a timeless gift will nail the right sentiment, but picking the perfect timepiece out of a few (gazillion) options can present a quandary. That’s where Citizen comes in. 　　“A watch isn’t just a watch,” says pilot and proud father Jeff Shapiro, who relies...