Intro

Near the end of a really long day deep in the Needles District of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park, Sinuhe Xavier and I were heading out, heading north, leaving the Chesler Park region behind. We’d hiked the shadowed stone corridors of the Joint Trail, which isn’t a slot canyon but feels like one, where shoulders brush … Read more

Recommended Reading

AJ 06 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Surf travel, Balkan borderlands, Donner Party revisited, and fierce girls being themselves By Emily White Issue 06 Crossings Michael Kew · Spruce Coast Press · 2016 Outer Hebrides. Marshall Islands. Haida Gwaii. Tanzania. Vanuatu. Madagascar. Russia. Oregon-based writer Michael Kew heeds the siren song of hard-to-reach locales as … Read more

Highlighted Route

The story behind one man’s vision to cross Utah on dirt, through the middle of America’s most rugged desert treasures

Three Square

As cold weather brings camping season to a chilly end—for most of us, anyway—it’s a good time to hunker down for cozy cabin life. Own, rent, or borrow your winter retreat, we have a few recipes to bring the cabin vibes home to you, wherever you are.

Step Carefully

An island better known for its surf holds one of the most bewitching and grueling thru-hikes in the world

Paving Tundra

In the face of a controversial road proposal, a documentary expedition attempts to redefine progress in Alaska’s Brooks Range