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Jun 15, 2025

Another Reintroduced Wolf Dies in Colorado, Marking Sixth Death

　　Colorados gray wolf reintroduction program has encountered another setback. On May 31, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a mortality alert for a male wolf, designated 2507, in the states northwest region. This wolf, relocated from British Columbia in January 2025, is the sixth to die this year and the ninth since the reintroduction initiative began in December 2023. 　　Ongoing...

Jun 15, 2025

Rocket Off Into the PHEV World: 2025 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Review

　　With my foot firmly on the brake, I stab the throttle of the Panamera 4 e-Hybrid and listen to revs climb to 4,800 rpm. I release the brake, and the Porsche seemingly lifts its front axle off the ground as it bolts off, pulling hard to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds. 　　Launch control and plug-in hybrids don’t often go...

Jun 15, 2025

The Volunteers Who Could Save Your Life

　　When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in the fall of 2024, the damage was devastating. But while most people sought safety, members of the Linville-Central Rescue Squad headed straight into the disaster zone. Technical training and long hours of practice enabled the all-volunteer team to provide critical response and support during the area’s catastrophic flooding. 　　The event was unprecedented,...

Jun 15, 2025

A Simple, Affordable Solution for Your Camera Gear: CADeN Backpack Review

　　Photography can already be an expensive pursuit, so dropping a small fortune on a camera backpack often feels like an added burden after investing heavily in gear. Still, protecting that investment is essential, which means finding a bag that’s not only affordable but truly worth it. 　　While it doesn’t come loaded with all the high-end features you’d find in premium...

Jun 15, 2025

Seriously Warm and Technical: Arc’teryx Satoro Merino Wool Women’s Base Layers Review

　　Let’s be honest: Arc’teryx has become synonymous with high-performance, premium-priced gear. And the Satoro Merino Wool Crew Neck LS and Bottoms are no exception. After putting these womens base layers through everything from powder laps in Aspen Snowmass to ski tours at Colorado’s Mayflower Gulch, I came away seriously impressed. 　　These aren’t just base layers you toss on for a...

Jun 15, 2025

The Beer Drinker’s Guide to Yellowstone

　　If you subscribe to the notion that national parks are America’s best idea, you need to visit ground zero. Not only is Yellowstone the country’s oldest national park, it’s also still as wild as they come. 　　In this 2.2 million-acre park—larger than some states—the very ground bubbles and steams, fueling the highest concentration of geysers in the world. Wildlife like...

Jun 15, 2025

Protecting Native Trout in Yellowstone

　　Madison Junction is a special spot for anglers visiting Yellowstone National Park. It’s where the Gibbon and Firehole rivers meet, marking the beginning of the renowned Madison River. For Joe Moore, founder of Big Sky Anglers, and Austin Campbell, a Colorado-based fly-fishing guide, it’s also the perfect wild habitat to seek out Yellowstone cutthroat trout and bask in the beauty...

Jun 15, 2025

Is ‘The Last of Us’ Right About Seattle Being the Perfect Apocalypse Haven?

　　It may be inspired by fiction, but HBO’s The Last of Us has a funny way of making me ask serious questions about real life. And Season 2, with its Seattle setting, has me wondering: Would this city really be the best place to live out the apocalypse? Given all the zombie drama, The Last of Us doesn’t exactly showcase...

Jun 15, 2025

Why, and When, You Should Buy Running Shoes at a Store

　　As the co-manager of road and trail running shoe testing for Outside, I receive almost every new shoe released. Despite the hundred or so running shoes in my office, however, I recently found myself buying running shoes in a store. My teenage son, currently a men’s size 12 and still growing, started high school track season and needed a new...

Jun 15, 2025

First Drive Review: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Takes Things to New Extremes

　　One of five all-electric models the Detroit automaker has so far announced, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ is a larger-than-life EV that takes the classic, gas-powered Escalade to new levels of power, performance and refinement. 　　Offered solely in all-wheel-drive form, you’ll get up to 750 horsepower in Velocity Max mode, enough to hit 60 in barely 5 seconds. Drive more...

Jun 15, 2025

NEMO’s Popular Stargazer Had One Big Problem — A New Model Fixes It

　　After a hike and a hot meal, one of campings greatest pleasures is gathering around the campfire and sharing stories under the stars. For years, NEMO has produced a reclining chair that helps campers lean back and look up. 　　Now, the NEMO Stargaze EVO-X Folding Camp Chair makes it easier than ever to recline under a wide sky. 　　This new...

Jun 15, 2025

Paddling Western NC With Olympian Evy Leibfarth

　　Bryson City, North Carolina, is more than just a postcard-perfect mountain town — it’s where Olympic kayaker Evy Leibfarth grew up learning to paddle the rapids of the Nantahala River. “I think it really instilled that love of being outdoors in me from a really young age,” she says. 　　Her days here are simple and stacked: lunch at River’s End,...

Jun 15, 2025

Inhaling Carbon Dioxide Could Boost Athletic Performance—But At What Cost?

　　Back in 1969, naval researchers took blood samples from the crew of a Polaris nuclear submarine over the course of an eight-week patrol. Three-quarters of the sailors were smokers, so carbon monoxide levels were chronically elevated in the sealed confines of the sub. After a few weeks in this toxic miasma, the crew’s levels of hemoglobin, the crucial protein in...

Jun 15, 2025

Sea Eagle SE370 Kayak Review: Reliable, Not Flashy — This Inflatable Gets the Job Done

　　Picture this: Two wildland firefighters on their day off, racing back upstream to beat the setting sun, with an 5 a.m. start time for the next day, dragging an inflatable kayak up the last shallow section in the dark, while only semi-ironically belting out an original cadence musical rendition of David Goggin’s “Who’s Gonna Carry the Boats?” 　　I doubt this...

Jun 15, 2025

‘Never Seen Anything Like This’: Man Rescued After Being Trapped Under 700-Pound Boulder

　　A 61-year-old man survived a harrowing ordeal after he became trapped under a 700-pound boulder for hours in Seward, Alaskas Fourth of July Creek, authorities confirmed. 　　AP News identified the man as Seward native Kell Morris, who was hiking off-trail with his wife near Godwin Glacier on May 24. Morris told reporters that while hiking along the boulders, the whole...

Jun 15, 2025

Mont Blanc FKT: Skier Breaks New Record 7 Days After It Was Set

　　The original version of this story was published onExplorersWeb. 　　On May 24, Benjamin Vedrines set a new speed record for skiing up and down Mont Blanc — 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds. Then, just days later on May 31, mountain athlete William Boffelli of Bergamo, Italy, skied the route 11 minutes faster. 　　　　(Photo/William Boffelli) Like Vedrines, the...

Jun 15, 2025

National Forest Week: Win Prizes, Plant Trees, Celebrate Public Lands Without the Crowds

　　The seventh annual National Forest Week is from June 9 to 15 this year. Hosted by the National Forest Foundation (NFF), the week includes several community events, volunteer opportunities, and a photo contest. It is a great time to get out and explore the national forests near you — or go on a trip and visit one you’ve always wanted to...

Jun 15, 2025

Bunkers in Yellowstone: Deepfake Vid Uses Real Journalists to Promote Fake Housing

　　No, the Trump Administration is not trying to sell 5,000 acres of Yellowstone National Park to build apocalypse-ready ranger housing. And no, there is not a company called Bunkers4Everyone lobbying Congress to begin construction on these eco-friendly housing solutions (even though youll find a very official-looking press release listed on the AP News site). 　　But even GearJunkie editors werent immediately...

Jun 15, 2025

Gabby Shepard Wants Everyone to Care About the World Below the Surface

　　The first time Gabby Shepard sank below the ocean’s surface and took a breath from a scuba tank, her world changed. “Everything melted away,” she says. “I was mesmerized. Just totally captivated. I felt like I was doing something that was defying humanity in some way, like I was a superhero able to breathe underwater. I just remember thinking, ‘Im...

Jun 15, 2025

Saving Yellowstone’s Native Trout

　　It’s easy to think Yellowstone National Park is all geysers and grizzlies. But for anglers, the park’s native cutthroat trout belong at the top of the to-do list. Just ask Austin Campbell. Fly-fishing transformed Campbell’s life, and now the angling guide and advocate loves to share his enthusiasm for visiting and protecting places like Yellowstone. 　　Campbell grew up fly-fishing with...