ajtestbed Every Thursday night in the summer I turned twenty-four, I would get off work from my newspaper job between ten and eleven, climb into my soft top Jeep CJ-5, and drive east from Northern Virginia, sticky sweltering humidity churning in my wake as I crossed the Potomac River into DC, traversed Maryland, climbed the slope … Read more
After a near-deadly car accident, they vowed to start and end their canoe expeditions at the front door
A beloved family campground remains a time capsule for generations
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In remote Saudi Arabia, roughly one hundred twenty miles east of the Red Sea, stands Al Naslaa, one of the world’s strangest geologic curiosities. Or, is it actually two? (Perhaps more of a question for geologic philosophers, if such people exist.) Al Naslaa is a sandstone boulder, roughly thirty feet tall and another thirty feet … Read more
A month spent counting fish in Bristol Bay, Alaska, has a beautiful rhythm all its own
Three friends, Mai-Yan Kwan, Emily Nielson, and Aimee Trudeau, share uncomplicated, outdoor-friendly versions of their favorite recipes from home
Ultra-fast road descents brought peace, but it didn’t last. How the pursuit of happiness led down an unlikely path
