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A curated collection of articles, books, podcasts, films, and other ideas worth exploring from across the outdoors.

Mount Rainier; (photo/Shutterstock)

Mount Rainier Summit Shifts — New Highest Point

Nov 02, 2025 · 1 min read

Surveyor and climber Eric Gilbertson returned to Mount Rainier with modern measurement tools to determine whether the mountain's recognized highest point had changed.

Pacific Northwest Wildfires Close Campgrounds and Trails

Jul 30, 2024 · 1 min read

A snapshot of Pacific Northwest wildfires and recreation closures in summer 2024, with reporting from SGB Media and Lodestar's mapped fire context at the time of publication.

Defund the . . . Trails?

Jul 01, 2024 · 2 min read

Dillon Osleger examines how recreation funding is distributed across trail systems and argues for rethinking how resources are allocated between heavily used and lesser-known trails.