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Explore the Appalachian Trail's wildest stretch.

Spend a few nights in Yellowstone National Park on this 23.2-mile out-and-back complete with lakeside campsites and spectacular summit views.

Make your outdoor/sci-fi geek go gaga with this non-technical Christmas present

And clearly, X-gamers need to step it up.

The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses

Bag a rugged fourteener on this 20.8-mile lasso loop linking shady evergreens and long sunny scrambles to a beautiful peak high above the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Warm up after a day of shredding with a homemade hot cocoa.

Melting glaciers and global warming lead Discovery's list of 'Top Discoveries of the Decade'

SPOT will replace newer versions of their satellite messenger

Come here my little pet...

An update from our reporter on Al Gore's speech and more

A series of on-the-scene snapshots from our reporter at the global climate conference

We reassess Patagonia's limited-edition "boar hunting" shoe after sending it into the field with an actual hunter

"Mark V." you have 24 hours to send in this week's photo. Go.

Mount Hood, Canyon Rescue, and the Tetons get a SAR HQ maybe

How you can help kids, climb a peak, and win a plane ticket anywhere in the United States

Snapshots from our reporter first day at the global climate conference

En route to four 6,000-foot summits, this 7.8-mile bushwhack travels the crest of wooded ridgeline above the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our new weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

Pack a suit and soak in the soothing waters of Spence Hot Springs on this easy dayhike in the Jemez Valley.