Your 50-State Bucket List
The Northeast
This past fall, local Vermonter Joe Cruz and I designed and scouted a bikepacking loop weaving together a selection of dirt roads, flowy New England singletrack, and rugged historic woodland paths to create a majority off-tarmac circuit of some of the worlds best and most coveted craft beers. The result is the Green Mountain Gravel Growlera 248-mile loop that links 13 breweries.
Bring This
Essential (and totally nonessential) travel gear
From SUP'ing down the Colorado to hiking the AT solo, these features explore and revel in the adventures our country has to offer
The new app may be the most ambitious adventure tech to hit the market since sat phones
These writers remind us what travel is all aboutshifting your own perspective and sometimes getting into trouble along the way
Technically advanced outdoor gear can make traveling for your next business trip easier, more comfortable, and more efficient
Change how you travel the world with these staff favorites
The Southeast
Have a perfect summer day in this beautiful North Carolina mountain town
With most of the areas adventure offerings within an hours drive from the city, it's easy to fit in some outdoor fun in between your requisite eating and drinking
How a couple of heirs to an American retail dynasty are putting Bentonville, Arkansas, on the fat-tire map
For his latest timelapse project, filmmaker Mike Zorger wanted to find a spot East Coast with Western-like light pollution, despite major metropolitan areas and condensed population
Go Here
The top U.S. destinations, picked by us and you
No one would blame you for planning your summer vacation around visits to these shops
Tried-and-true adventures big and small, from sea to shining sea
It's taken half a decade to iron out the logistics, and while White Sands National Monument has as good a chance as ever at becoming a park, it's not guaranteed.
Seven lovely destinations, from Florida to Arizona
Everyone deserves to explore our country's most scenic destinations
Our readers submitted their favorite moments from cross-country adventures
The Midwest
Famously cold and frighteningly massive, Lake Superior contains 10 percent of the world's surface freshwater, holds the remains of 6,000 shipwrecks, and offers a lifetime of adventure. Stephanie Pearson sets out to circumnavigate America's most overlooked playground.
Cult Favorites
The places, things, and events we cant do without
For one, it makes headlines for excellence and not for, um, dogs dying in its overhead bins
An upper-crust seafood sandwich gets democratic (Plus: How to make your own Baja lobster roll)
Sure, it's brutal on the highway and mechanically unreliable, but that only adds to the sense of adventure, right?
The Southwest
We know a thing or two about the Southwestour offices are located in Santa Fe, after all. So trust us when we say that these radar-ducking adventures are full of hidden rivers and otherworldly canyons. Just dont pass it on.
Advice
Stuff to do and definitely not do
After a spate of wildlife selfies and general landscape destruction, we put together our own set of guidelines for those lacking all human decency
Not too fast, not too slow, rail is just right
Glean tips and inspiration from these users
We polled an all-star team of experts and adventurers to put together our new rules of travelall the airfare tips and digital tricks that make getting out there easier than ever.
The West
This video City of Angels, City of Trails highlights three riding areas in Los Angeles including Simi Valley, Altadena, Chilao Region.
Deaths, injuries, and helicopter rescues are a regular occurrence on Longs Peak, but that doesnt stop people from trying to climb it
The perfect summer day in this California beach town
The pro athletes, parents, and founders of Picky Bars know where to find the best food and drinks in their town