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Hiking Texas's Big Bend National Park
Hidden away in south Texas lies Big Bend National Park, one of the most seldom visited of all US parks, but one that contains three unique ecosystems: The Rio Grande River, the Chihuahuan Desert and the High Chisos Mountains, where peaks approaching 8,000 feet offer outstanding hiking.
Top Stories
Camping & Hiking
Hiking the Wales Coast Path
Come along with GreatOutdoors.com editor Peter Potterfeld as he hikes the brand new Wales Coast Path, a bold vision combining scenery and history as it traces the wild coastline of Wales for more than 800 miles, passing foggy headlands, rocky beaches, and thousand year old castles. The trail opened in May of 2012, and GreatOutdoors brings you one of the first reports.
Waterton: The Quiet Jewel of Canada's Rockies
Tucked between Banff National Park to the north, and Glacier National Park to the south, sparsely visited Waterton Lakes National Park sits astride a narrow waist of the Rocky Mountains, where the high peaks don't bother with foothills, where the bear mojo is more intense than even Denali, and there’s more species of wildflowers than in Jasper and Banff combined.
Classic Hikes of the World
An excerpt from Peter Potterfield's new book on the world's best hiking routes, including the Grand Canyon, Kungsleden, McGonagall Pass, Routeburn Track and the Wonderland Trail.
Travel
Patagonia: Cure for Winter Blues
For backcountry travelers yearning for warm sunshine and green meadows, the rolling wilderness at the foot of Argentina's Fitz Roy group offers up world class hiking and a travel bargain to boot.
Climbing
No Shortcuts to the Top
A conversation with Ed Viesturs, and an excerpt from his new book on
his ascent of the world's 14 highest peaks without supplemental oxygen.
Snowsports
Cycling
A Cycling Odyssey Through India
Come along with our correspondent on an epic 4,000 kilometer journey by bicycle through the countryside of India, from Agra to its southern tip. Here, unexpected hazards--such as dangerous roads and being trampled by elephants--are more than balanced by interactions with the locals in the context of this exotic culture as it evolves mile by mile, region by region.
Paddling
Into the Heart of the Great Bear
The First Nation settlement of Klemtu is the starting point for a kayak trip into the pristine wilderness of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.
Running
Around Mount St. Helens in One Day
Where in the Northwest can you experience a full spectrum of spectacular landscape? From rain forest to desert, from canyons to riverbeds, from alpine meadows to volcanic blast zones, here's a 30-mile trail run you'll never forget.
Photography
North Cascades Crest
Come along as GreatOutdoors.com gives you a sneak peak at photographer James Martin’s images from his iconic book on wildest mountain range in the lower 48: North Cascades Crest, Notes and Images from America's Alps. The Mountaineers Books is reprinting the classic volume, Martin's stunning work in photographs and words that describes his extensive experience in Washington North Cascades.
Classic Hikes of North America Photo Gallery
GreatOutdoors.com editor Peter Potterfield has spent the last decade hiking all over North America to identify and report on the most interesting hiking routes on the continent. With the book just released by WW Norton & Co in New York, GreatOutdoors brings you the first excerpts, including this gallery of images from the lavishly illustrated volume.
An Iceland Grand Tour
Art Wolfe Photographs the Mysterious Island of Madagascar
An Eclectic Take on Our Natural World
For Deborah Harrington, the natural world is much more than a venue for adventure. Her images capture the moments when light and composition converge to give us a broader view, from the wings of a butterly to the subtleties of dawn light on a mountain range.
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