Intro

Remember when you threw that rock at that other rock? A few months ago, I was at a remote trailhead in the Mojave, waiting for a friend to arrive, and after fifteen minutes of trying to hop from one randomly designated boulder to another—don’t fall into the lava!!!—I turned to what might be one of … Read more

Arts + Sciences

Rez Gravel founder Elisha Bishop, whale biologist Michelle Fournet, and go-to climate scientist Daniel Swain

Recommended Reading

AJ 37 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Dark skies on two wheels, an Appalachian Trail mystery, bugs in graphic novel form, the rights of rivers, outdoor industry nostalgia, and the fiber that built civilization By Stephen Casimiro Issue 37 The Wild Sky Craig Childs · Torrey House Press · 2025 “A night sky is not … Read more

Buried Treasure

A vast network of recently discovered and newly explored caves is pushing the frontiers of the Grand Canyon—and science

The Rebuilders

Seasons spent with the flinty crew maintaining America’s oldest backcountry huts

The Plateau

In this excerpt from a beloved UK classic, now available in the US, a lifelong Scottish highland hiker brings her watchful eye and crystal prose to the rugged Cairngorm Mountains