There are five essential components to having a good campfire: fuel, heat, oxygen, good stories – and great food. Earlier this week we asked the Outdoors.com community for their thoughts on favorite all-time campfire meals. We combed through the hundreds of comments and selected a few delicious entries: “Hobo stew. Steak, potato, and carrots”- Tina Fuentes [...]
How many times have you picked up your phone today, and what could you be doing with that time instead? Here are some uncomfortable statistics: The average American spends nearly 4.5 hours on their phone every day, which adds up to over 1,600 hours per year. That’s about 67 full days. To put that into [...]
With mountains, grasslands, canyons, lakes and desert, Texas has tons of landscapes to explore. If you want to do that exploring on your feet, we have just the thing. Well; 9 things actually. With a mix of data from personal experience and recommendations from friends and colleagues who have spent time hiking in the state, [...]
It’s the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and you’re probably dreaming of your next beach vacation. If you’re looking to get away to a coast, here are some the best beach towns in the United States. 1. Sanibel Island, Florida There is something special about Sanibel, Florida. Located in the Gulf of [...]
Today (June 21, 2023) is the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice, the longest day of the year. A number of northern and central European cultures have customs to celebrate today, and it’s thought that these celebrations originally had to do with crop cycles, as a way to ensure healthy and bountiful harvests. Interested in celebrating the [...]
As we’ve seen in his many TV shows, survival expert Bear Grylls has to avoid lots of deadly sea creatures under the water – in rivers and lakes as well as in oceans. The dangers of piranhas, jellyfish, electric eels, and urchins are often well-known. But what about the sea creatures that look harmless but [...]
Capturing the intense beauty of an entire storm isn’t easy. Astrophotographer Uğur İkizler masterfully created the electrifying image above by combining numerous shots of the sky near his home in the picturesque coastal town of Mudanya. These individual images were painstakingly collected during a 50-minute period around midnight on June 16, resulting in an average [...]
Last year, 4.6 million people visited Zion National Park, and many arrived with a goal of taking a hike on the incredible and iconic Angel’s Landing trail. Located in southwestern Utah, the Angels Landing trail is formerly known as the Temple of Aeolus, named after the Ancient Greek ruler of the winds. This site can [...]
